Luke Evans MP: written questions
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Integrated Care Boards: Per Capita CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the adequate running cost of integrated care boards per head of population.
Answer: Sir Jim Mackey wrote to the National Health Service on 1 April 2025 setting out that in the future, integrated care boards (ICBs) should reduce their running costs by 50%.Analysis undertaken by NHS England shows the variation in the costs of commissioning...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care Boards: Operating CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47790More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to produce an impact assessment of the planned 50% reduction in integrated care board running costs.
Answer: NHS England has asked the integrated care boards (ICBs) to act primarily as strategic commissioners of health and care services and to reduce the duplication of responsibilities within their structure to achieve a 50% cost reduction in their running cost ...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Domestic VisitsDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 42805 on Private Education, if she will list the private schools she has visited since 5 July 2024.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth to the answer of 6 May 2025 to Question 46839.
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: ReformTreasuryTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46845More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which representative bodies she intends to meet to hold preparatory discussions with on proposals to reform the business rates system in the 2026-2027 financial year.
Answer: HM Treasury releases a quarterly record of Ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations. This can be found online: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel At the Autumn Budg...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: ReformTreasuryTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46844More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she had had with stakeholders on proposals to reform the business rates system in the 2026-2027 financial year.
Answer: HM Treasury releases a quarterly record of Ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations. This can be found online: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel At the Autumn Budg...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordThe Hinckley School: STEM SubjectsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his planned timetable is for the conclusion of a review of the final cost information to develop a new STEM building at Hinckley School.
Answer: Officials are currently working through costs, and I will provide an update to the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth in due course.
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordThe Hinckley School: STEM SubjectsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the final cost of developing a new STEM building at Hinckley School.
Answer: Officials are currently working through costs, and I will provide an update to the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth in due course.
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Care Services: LicensingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, If he would make an assessment of the potential merits of a licensing scheme for (a) hairdressers and (b) barbers.
Answer: Hairdressing salons and barbers, like other employers, are subject to normal business regulations such as health and safety requirements, employer and public liability insurance. The Hairdressers Registration Act of 1964 already provides for a UK register...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Care Services: Health HazardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions the Health and Safety Executive has had with representatives of the hairdressing and beauty industry on ensuring that health and safety practices are followed when using hair dye.
Answer: Businesses in the hairdressing and beauty sector, which includes barber shops, hairdressers and beauty salons are required to comply with the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated regulations, which place duties on businesses to assess th...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Domestic VisitsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 42805 on Private Education, on what date she last visited a private school.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education prioritises visits to state schools, which serve 93% of pupils in England. The Secretary of State for Education and the wider Ministerial team visit a wide variety of education settings, including...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will undertake a review of the potential impact of increases in National Insurance contributions on the availability of SEND home-to-school transport provision.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth to the answer of 29 January 2025 to Question 26397.
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRecycling: Hospitality IndustryDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to monitor the impact of extended producer responsibility fees on the growth of the hospitality industry.
Answer: Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) is being evaluated as part of the Resources and Waste Policy Programme Evaluation for England, and the UK-wide elements of the Collection and Packaging Reforms (CPR) Evaluation. This evaluation includes re...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRecycling: Hospitality IndustryDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of extended producer responsibility fees on the hospitality sector; and whether hospitality businesses are required to pay fees when
Answer: In October 2024 the Government published an updated assessment of the impact of introducing the packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) scheme on packaging recycling rates. The impact assessment did not look at the specific impacts of the pEPR s...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) NHS England and (b) the National Institute for Health and Care Research on the role of women's hubs in supporting the (i) diagnosis, (ii) care and (iii) treatme
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the diagnosis, treatment and ongoing care for gynaecological conditions including endometriosis.Women’s health hubs bring together healthcare professionals and existing services to provide integrated women’s health...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many funding awards under consideration focus on the (a) diagnosis, (b) care and (c) treatment of endometriosis.
Answer: The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR supports research with a focus on endometriosis through a range of funding streams. For example, the Health Technology Assessment Programme is...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what active funding streams are focused on research into endometriosis.
Answer: The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR supports research with a focus on endometriosis through a range of funding streams. For example, the Health Technology Assessment Programme is...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Midlands Rail Hub on economic growth in Hinckley and Bosworth constituency.
Answer: Midlands Rail Hub would unlock thousands of homes and drive economic growth, with better connections regionally and nationally and more reliable trains. This means more opportunities for the people of Hinckley.In December the Chancellor launched the secon...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Orders: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of developing a long term funding model for (a) adopted and (b) special guardianship children previously in care.
Answer: All funding after March 2026 is subject to the next spending review. However, we recognise and value the positive impact of the adoption and special guardianship support fund in supporting adoptive and kinship families and its importance to many. Therefor...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWheat: TransportDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with industry representatives on taking steps to support the transportation of milling wheat for food production.
Answer: Defra regularly engages with industry and across Government to monitor risks to food supply. This includes extensive, regular and ongoing engagement in preparedness for, and response to, issues with the potential to cause disruption to food supply chains.
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: Redundancy PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee on 8 April 2025, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the redundancy package for staff being made
Answer: The detailed plans for realising efficiency gains from this process are being formulated by a joint Department and NHS England programme team, which will include the mechanisms and timings for any exit processes. Any costs will be offset by the savings de...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee on 8 April 2025, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the closure of NHS England (a) in total and
Answer: The detailed plans for realising efficiency gains from this process are being formulated by a joint Department and NHS England programme team, which will include the mechanisms and timings for any exit processes. Any costs will be offset by the savings de...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 8 April 2025, HCWS586, how many full-time equivalent GPs have been recruited since 1 October 2024.
Answer: Between 1 October 2024 and 28 February 2025, 851 fully qualified, full-time equivalent (FTE) general practitioners (GPs) have been recruited through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme. Between 30 September 2024 and 28 February 2025, the number of f...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 8 April 2025, HCWS586, what proportion of the 1,500 extra GPs were employed through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme.
Answer: Between 1 October 2024 and 31 March 2025, 908 fully qualified, full-time equivalent general practitioners (GPs) have been recruited through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS). Although more recent data is available, it is provisional and sub...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Written Ministerial Statement of 8 April 2025. HCWS586, what proportion of the 1,500 extra GPs are full-time equivalent.
Answer: Between 1 October 2024 and 31 March 2025, 908 fully qualified, full-time equivalent general practitioners (GPs) have been recruited through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS). Although more recent data is available, it is provisional and sub...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Care: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the amount of money used for primary care expansion from Section 106 agreements.
Answer: The Department for Health and Social Care is working closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government to extend our collective interactions in the planning process, from local plan making to negotiating developer contributions throu...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
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