Karin Smyth

4 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England: Subsidiary Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has held discussions with NHS England on preventing NHS trusts and foundation trusts from setting up wholly owned subsidiary companies.

4 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England: Subsidiary Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to update guidance for (a) NHS trusts and (b) foundation trusts on the development of wholly owned subsidiary companies.

4 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England: Subsidiary Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the establishment of wholly owned subsidiary companies by (a) NHS trusts and (b) foundation trusts on workforce retention.

4 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England: Subsidiary Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the establishment of wholly-owned subsidiary companies by (a) NHS trusts and (b) foundation trusts on the morale of NHS staff.

4 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England: Subsidiary Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many plans for (a) new and (b) altered wholly owned subsidiary companies in the NHS are being assessed by his Department.

4 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England: Subsidiary Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a list of wholly owned subsidiary companies operating within NHS England.

4 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England: Subsidiary Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many wholly owned subsidiary companies are operating within NHS England.

4 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, where the money allocated for the Delivery Plan for recovering access to Primary Care has been retargeted from.

3 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made in implementing the recommendations of the final report of the Ockenden review, published 30 March 2022.

3 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gynaecology: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for gynaecology assessments.

3 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with NHS England on the appointment of a clinical lead for women’s health.

3 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Telephone Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Delivery plan for recovering access to primary care, published on 9 May 2023, how many and what proportion of GP Practices have requested Government support to move to digital

7 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the additional costs of the Agenda for Change pay settlement, announced on 2 May 2023, for (a) staff working in the non-statutory provider sector, (b) NHS staff working

7 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the Government plans to fund the additional costs of the Agenda for Change pay settlement, announced on 2 May 2023, for (a) staff working in the non-statutory provider sector, (b) NHS staff wor

7 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government's commitment to recruit 6000 additional doctors in general practice, made in 2019, when he expects to have recruited all of those additional doctors.

7 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of additional GP appointments needed to meet demand.

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Home Discount Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the number of households identified as being in fuel poverty under the Low Income Low Energy efficiency indicator who are ineligible for the Warm Hom

3 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will place in the House of Commons Library a list of cases considered by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England’s Joint Investment Committee each month of the last three yea

21 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) Personal Independence Payment hearings where his Department was the respondent were attended by an official from h

21 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) Employment and Support Allowance hearings where his Department was the respondent were attended by an official fro

21 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) Child Maintenance hearings where his Department was the first respondent were attended by an official from his Dep

21 Apr 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Alternative Fuel Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department plans to pay the Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding payments for eligible claimants who applied before the end of February 2023.

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of hosting the Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations Special Health Authority function within the Care Quality Commission on patient safe

8 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure the timely allocation of complaints about the Child Maintenance Service for investigation by independent case examiner investigators.

22 Feb 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Parking: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of when the parking code of practice review will be concluded.

8 Feb 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Protocol

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress the Government has made on discussions on checks on goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland under the Northern Ireland Protocol.

8 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 5 on page 2 of the Institute for Fiscal Studies report, The number of new disability benefit claimants has doubled in a year, published in December 2022, whether he will have

8 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he will take to reduce the backlog of people awaiting a Personal Independence Payment claim to be assessed.

8 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he will take to improve mental health among people under the age of 25 claiming Personal Independence Payment.

8 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Long Covid: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the research briefing published on 29 January 2023 by the COVID Social Mobility and Opportunities study on the impact of long Covid among those from less socio-economically advant