Karin Smyth

15 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the performance of the non-executive board members of NHS England and Improvement.

15 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Corporate Governance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to apply the proposed Integrated care systems requirement not to appoint individuals to the board who could reasonably be regarded as undermining the independence of t

14 Dec 2022 · Treasury

Further Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to implement VAT changes for colleges, similar to those implemented for schools and academies.

14 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Further Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made towards implementing the streamlining of funding set out in the Skills Act 2022.

14 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Further Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with further education colleges on the reclassification of colleges as public sector institutions by the Office for National Statistics.

14 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the backlog in maintenance issues within the NHS on the elective recovery plan.

14 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has received recent evidence from local authorities on their readiness to implement his Department's policy to introduce a cap on the lifetime costs of social care.

14 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Midwives: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of midwives working in the NHS in England were members of the NHS Pension Scheme (a) in December 2017 and (b) in the most recent period for which data is available; and

14 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Elective Recovery Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the findings and recommendations of the Elective Recovery Taskforce.

13 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Diagnostic Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has been made of the potential effectiveness of the 91 community diagnostic centres on improving (a) capacity in the diagnostic service and (b) patient outcomes.

13 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his officials and Ministers have had with their counterparts in the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the duties placed on NHS bodies to reduce inequality.

13 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is planning to publish independent assessment of the trials by selected local authorities of the fair funding approach to payment for provision of residential care; and if he

13 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Elective Recovery Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will place in the Library the terms of reference of the Elective Recovery Taskforce.

13 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with social care providers on the potential impact on them of the time taken to implement the fair cost of care policy.

13 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of postponing the introduction of social care reforms on care provider stability.

13 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the funding spent by his Department to date on preparing for the introduction of social care reforms in October 2023.

7 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people affected by the two year postponement of the introduction of the social care cap.

30 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Community Ownership Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he will make his decision on Community Ownership Fund round 3 funding.

30 Nov 2022 · Department for Education

Further Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of increased funding to schools announced in the Autumn Statement 2022 will be distributed to Further Education.

30 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Females: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his proposals for tax in the Autumn Statement 2022 on women.

30 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Low Incomes: Government Assistance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support low-income households which do not receive means tested benefits.

30 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people with care costs higher than the proposed new adult social care cap of £86,000, as of 30 November 2022.

30 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carer's Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman on reviewing the efficacy of carer’s assessments.

30 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for NHS (a) assessments and (b) treatments for unpaid carers.

30 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of increasing public sector pay in line with the increase in inflation.

30 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to reduce the number of nurses leaving the NHS pension scheme.

30 Nov 2022 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has she made of the impact of the apprenticeship levy on the number of people starting an apprenticeship starts since 2018.

30 Nov 2022 · Department for Education

T-levels: Business

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy on ensuring that businesses understand the T-level qualification.

30 Nov 2022 · Department for Education

BTEC Qualifications: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the withdrawal of funding for some BTEC courses on the number of (a) 16-to-19 year olds and (b) other adults taking up a post-16 qualification in the ne

30 Nov 2022 · Department for Education

T-levels

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the efficacy of the T-Levels transition programme.