Written questions by Maguire.

What assessment his Department has made on the cost benefit to the NHS of making the Accessible Information Standard mandatory.

Awaiting answer.

What steps his Department is taking to improve nursing leadership at (a) national, (b) regional and (c) local levels.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment his Department have made of the potential merits of the creation of an operationally independent regulatory function for NHS providers and commissioners.

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What steps his Department is taking to ensure that patient experience findings are published.

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What steps her Department is taking to ensure that compensation awarded to armed forces (a) veterans and (b) their families is not classified as income.

Awaiting answer.

Whether guidance has been issued to police forces on reducing risk during meetings between police officers and organisers of public protests.

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What steps his Department is taking to support ICBs to engage with communities that may not trust the NHS.

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What steps his Department is planning to take to ensure that patient safety is maintained during the transition period from Healthwatch England to his Department.

Awaiting answer.

Who will hold data controllership for the Single Patient Record; and who will be liable should the patient data be misused.

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What steps his Department is taking to support the learning disability workforce.

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What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of nationally setting and maintaining service specification and national tariff for GOS.

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What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing a Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response framework in the UK.

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What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing the key recommendations of the UK MOD Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Baseline Study 2024/25 report.

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Whether he will introduce safeguards to ensure that patient safety is maintained during the transition period from Healthwatch England to his Department.

The Government is prioritising patient safety and a learning culture in the National Health Service. In our 10-Year Health Plan we committed to abolish Healthwatch England and to bring patient voice ‘in-house’ to give it a greater profile within a reformed Department of Health and Social Care. During the implementation of this commitment, patient safety will remain of paramount importance. We will ensure arrangements are in place to ensure continuity of patient voice about matters including the safety of NHS services. This will include the continuation of existing channels such as the NHS complaints system, the Friends and Family Test, and Care Quality Commission’s feedback on care function.

What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making the OdonAssist available across all NHS Trusts.

Awaiting answer.

Communities and Local Government, what (a) funding and (b) community recovery schemes are available for areas, such as Epsom, that are recovering from (i) economically and (ii) socially damaging public disorder events.

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Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the criteria used to determine the eligibility for discretionary business rate relief.

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Communities and Local Government, when his Department last reviewed the list of statutory consultees; and when the Department next plans to review it.

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What steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for (a) the Home Department and (b) Business and Trade to ensure enforcement, regulation and market controls operate cohesively to tackle the use of illegal high powered electric bikes.

Awaiting answer.

Whether Capita met their previously announced end of February target to restore service levels for the most urgent backlog cases in the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

Awaiting answer.