Written Questions

Social Services

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Shaping the future of care together report (Cm 7673), published on 14 July 2009.

Social Services: Finance

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a 10 per cent levy on estates at death to fund adult social care.

Social Services: Finance

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Commission on Funding of Care and Support’s report Fairer care funding, published in July 2011.

NHS: Staff

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they remain committed to a 50 per cent reduction in headcount across the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and integrated care boards by 2028.

Healthwatch

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they remain committed to the abolition of Healthwatch.

Buildings: Carbon Emissions

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are considering introducing statutory zero-carbon building standards.

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the removal of patients from NHS waiting lists who have not completed treatment.

Students: Loans

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reform the terms of repayment for student loans.

Doctors: Pay

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the efficacy of increasing resident doctors’ pay to stop strikes.

Social Services: Finance

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are considering the introduction of a levy to fund adult social care.

Schools: Closures

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of school closures on educational outcomes; and what support they are offering to students whose school has closed.

NHS England

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the costs of abolishing NHS England.

Ophthalmic Services: Waiting Lists

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the ophthalmology waiting list, including through expanding the use of optometry-led diagnostic and treatment pathways.

Ophthalmic Services: Waiting Lists

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for NHS capacity of the increase in the ophthalmology waiting list since July 2024 despite reductions in waiting lists across 20 of the NHS's 23 outpatient specialties; and

Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood

To ask His Majesty's Government, in relation to cases of Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood, what steps they are taking to ensure that (1) lessons are learned from such child deaths, (2) opportunities to prevent future deaths are identified, and (3) be

Food Supply

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with devolved administrations and local government regarding food security in the UK.

Food Supply and Soil

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition regarding food resilience and soil health.

Respiratory Diseases: Health Services

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of fragmented care pathways on outcomes for patients with interstitial lung disease, including in relation to avoidable disease progression and premature mortality.

Respiratory Diseases: Health Services

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the variation in waiting times for patients referred to specialist interstitial lung disease centres.

Respiratory Diseases: Health Services

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to expand the National Respiratory Audit Programme to include interstitial lung disease.

Respiratory Diseases: Mental Health Services

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of psychological support available to patients with interstitial lung disease.

East Midlands Railway: Rolling Stock

To ask His Majesty's Government, in relation to contracts to supply and maintain Class 810 "Aurora" rolling stock for East Midlands Railway on the Midland Main Line, whether Hitachi Rail is required to provide sufficient serviceable trains to meet the tim

Learning Disability: Life Expectancy

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to measure, monitor, and publish national statistics on the life expectancy gap for people with a learning disability following the conclusion of the national LeDeR annual report; and through what forma

NHS South Yorkshire: Redundancy Pay

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Merron on 2 July (HL232) and 17 July (HL1857) regarding the exit package for the former Chief Executive of the South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, whether any portion of the ex

Personal Independence Payment

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the Personal Independence Payment eligibility criteria.