16 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of trends in the level of regional variation in ambulance handover performance in the East of England.
ReplyData is regularly collected and published monthly on ambulance handover performance, both at ambulance trust and acute trust level. This data is available at the following two links:https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ambulance-qu...
16 Jun 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWhat estimate he has made of the proportion of Defined Benefit pension scheme members resident in Essex whose schemes are currently in surplus.
ReplyThe Pension Schemes Act 2026 introduced reforms enabling more trustees of well-funded occupational Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes to share surplus with employers and benefit members. Regulations will set out the conditions that trustees must meet be...
16 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat measures will be used to assess the success of the patient plan in improving a) patient outcomes and b) ambulance response times.
ReplyThe Government recognises that in past years, ambulance response times have not met the high standards patients should expect. We are addressing this challenge through the Medium Term Planning Framework (MTPF), closely aligned with the 10-Year Health Plan...
16 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedPursuant to Answer of 12 June 2026 to Question 7254, for what reason there has been an overall increase in the number of driving licences revoked on medical grounds for drivers aged over 70 between 2020 and 202
ReplyThe increase in the number of driving licences revoked on medical grounds for drivers aged over 70 between 2020 and 2025 reflects the number of notifications of medical conditions received in those years. During the pandemic in 2020 and 2021 the number of...
16 Jun 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Department for Work and Pensions' press release entitled Billions in pension surpluses to be unlocked, published on 10 June 2026, what assessment he has made of the potential impac
ReplyThe Pension Schemes Act 2026 introduced reforms enabling more trustees of well-funded occupational Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes to share surplus with employers and benefit members. Regulations will set out the conditions that trustees must meet be...
16 Jun 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Department for Work and Pensions' press release entitled Billions in pension surpluses to be unlocked, published on 10 June 2026, what estimate he has made of the proportion of Def
ReplyThe Pension Schemes Act 2026 introduced reforms enabling more trustees of well-funded occupational Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes to share surplus with employers and benefit members. Regulations will set out the conditions that trustees must meet be...
16 Jun 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Department for Work and Pensions' press release entitled Billions in pension surpluses to be unlocked, published on 10 June 2026, what estimate he has made of the amount of surplus
ReplyThe Pension Schemes Act 2026 introduced reforms enabling more trustees of well-funded occupational Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes to share surplus with employers and benefit members. Regulations will set out the conditions that trustees must meet be...
16 Jun 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Department for Work and Pensions' press release entitled Billions in pension surpluses to be unlocked, published on 10 June 2026, whether he has made an assessment of the risk that
ReplyThe Pension Schemes Act 2026 introduced reforms enabling more trustees of well-funded occupational Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes to share surplus with employers and benefit members. Regulations will set out the conditions that trustees must meet be...
16 Jun 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Department for Work and Pensions' press release entitled Billions in pension surpluses to be unlocked, published on 10 June 2026, what estimate he has made of the total value of De
ReplyThe Pension Schemes Act 2026 introduced reforms enabling more trustees of well-funded occupational Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes to share surplus with employers and benefit members. Regulations will set out the conditions that trustees must meet be...
16 Jun 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Department for Work and Pensions' press release entitled Billions in pension surpluses to be unlocked, published on 10 June 2026, what discussions he has had with The Pensions Regu
ReplyThe Pension Schemes Act 2026 introduced reforms enabling more trustees of well-funded occupational Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes to share surplus with employers and benefit members. Regulations will set out the conditions that trustees must meet be...
16 Jun 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Department for Work and Pensions' press release entitled Billions in pension surpluses to be unlocked, published on 10 June 2026, what safeguards will be in place to ensure that su
ReplyThe Pension Schemes Act 2026 introduced reforms enabling more trustees of well-funded occupational Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes to share surplus with employers and benefit members. Regulations will set out the conditions that trustees must meet be...
16 Jun 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Department for Work and Pensions' press release entitled Billions in pension surpluses to be unlocked, published on 10 June 2026, whether the Government intends to publish annual s
ReplyThe Pension Schemes Act 2026 introduced reforms enabling more trustees of well-funded occupational Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes to share surplus with employers and benefit members. Regulations will set out the conditions that trustees must meet be...
16 Jun 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
AskedWith reference to his Department's press release entitled Tough US-style courts to crack down on repeat offenders, published on 12 June 2026, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Intensive Supervis
ReplyThe Intensive Supervision Court (ISC) pilot will undergo a phased expansion, and it is currently estimated that, once all sites are operational, approximately 500 cases could be sentenced under the ISCs per year. These figures are indicative, based on his...
16 Jun 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
AskedWith reference to his Department's press release entitled Tough US-style courts to crack down on repeat offenders, published on 12 June 2026, how many offenders are expected to participate in Intensive Supervisio
ReplyThe Intensive Supervision Court (ISC) pilot will undergo a phased expansion, and it is currently estimated that, once all sites are operational, approximately 500 cases could be sentenced under the ISCs per year. These figures are indicative, based on his...
16 Jun 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Ministry of Justice's press release entitled Tough US-style courts to crack down on repeat offenders, published on 12 June 2026, how many offenders have participated in Intensive Supervision
ReplyThe Intensive Supervision Court (ISC) pilot will undergo a phased expansion, and it is currently estimated that, once all sites are operational, approximately 500 cases could be sentenced under the ISCs per year. These figures are indicative, based on his...
16 Jun 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Ministry of Justice's press release entitled Tough US-style courts to crack down on repeat offenders, published on 12 June 2026, what estimate he has made of the savings to the prison estate
ReplyThe Intensive Supervision Court (ISC) pilot will undergo a phased expansion, and it is currently estimated that, once all sites are operational, approximately 500 cases could be sentenced under the ISCs per year. These figures are indicative, based on his...
16 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedWhat discussions he has had with the Small Business Regulatory Taskforce on the impact of employment regulation on the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises.
ReplyThe Small Business Regulatory Taskforce has met once since its establishment. Discussion at that meeting focused on the Taskforce’s priorities as published on gov.uk and forward work programme, and so did not include substantive consideration of employmen...
16 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of the potential impact of the stroke video triage scheme on treatment times for stroke patients in the East of England.
ReplyThe Department has not made a specific assessment of the pre-hospital stroke video triage scheme in the East of England. Locally it is estimated that the scheme is having a positive impact in helping to reduce waiting times for stroke patients for diagnos...
16 Jun 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Ministry of Justice's press release entitled Tough US-style courts to crack down on repeat offenders, published on 12 June 2026, what criteria are used to determine eligibility for Intensive
ReplyThe Intensive Supervision Court (ISC) pilot will undergo a phased expansion, and it is currently estimated that, once all sites are operational, approximately 500 cases could be sentenced under the ISCs per year. These figures are indicative, based on his...
15 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWith reference to her Department's press release entitled How well does your council fix potholes? Tough new guidance for councils will end patch-up fixes and lead to smoother, safer journeys, published on 9 Ju
ReplyLocal highway authorities are required to publish their Local Highways Maintenance Transparency Reports on their websites by 10 September 2026. The Department will use the information and supporting evidence provided in these reports to inform its assessm...