Every parliamentary written question tabled by Mark Sewards this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Whether his Department has carried out an assessment of the potential impact of rules preventing Universal Credit claimants from receiving the (a) Carer and (b) Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity element on disabled unpaid carers.
Awaiting answer.
What (a) contractual and (b) regulatory safeguards apply to IQVIA’s role in providing de-identification services for NHS patient data within the Federated Data Platform.
Awaiting answer.
Whether her Department plans for decisions on Individual Support Plans to be within the scope of (a) the First-tier Tribunal (SEND) or (b) another independent adjudication route.
Awaiting answer.
What steps her Department is taking to ensure that Specialist Provision Packages are co-produced with (a) children and young people and (b) families.
Awaiting answer.
What processes her Department will put in place to ensure children, young people and families remain involved in SEND decision-making where responsibility is assumed by the Department from a local authority.
Awaiting answer.
What steps his Department is taking to ensure Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants receive (a) clear and (b) timely information on how earnings from (i) casual, (ii) agency and (iii) zero‑hours work affect weekly entitlement.
Awaiting answer.
Whether he plans to publish (a) criteria and (b) performance metrics that will inform a decision on exercising the break clause in the Federated Data Platform contract before that decision is taken.
Awaiting answer.
Whether any formal investigation has been commissioned into reports of NHS staff being threatened in connection with the Federated Data Platform.
Awaiting answer.
What steps her Department is taking to ensure that Education Otherwise Than At School (EOTAS) is available as part of the continuation of SEND support where a child cannot be educated in school.
Awaiting answer.
Who will own the intellectual property in products developed using the Federated Data Platform.
Awaiting answer.
What arrangements will be in place to provide expert advice on children’s mental health alongside Experts at Hand for SEND.
Awaiting answer.
What steps he is taking to ensure that people feel safe providing feedback where that feedback is critical of NHS or local authority services under the proposed arrangements.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment he has made of the impact of abolishing local Healthwatch on public trust in providing feedback on health and care services.
Awaiting answer.
What steps his Department is taking to improve customer service standards for claimants who contact Jobcentre Plus and DWP about Jobseeker’s Allowance payments, including call handling and access to written complaints routes.
Awaiting answer.
What guidance will be issued to Integrated Care Boards and local authorities on how to deliver independent and inclusive engagement with local communities.
Awaiting answer.
What steps his Department is taking to support engagement with people who are less likely to engage with health services directly, including groups experiencing health inequalities, under the proposed arrangements for local engagement and feedback following the abolition of local Healthwatch.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment he has made of trends in the level of regional variation in access to migraine diagnosis and treatment in England; and what steps he is taking to reduce inequalities in access to migraine treatment.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a standardised Parkinson’s Passport to support people with Parkinson’s in (a) NHS hospital settings and (b) workplace settings.
Awaiting answer.
What the (a) average and (b) maximum time was between the completion of Section 28 pre‑recorded cross‑examination and the start of trial in Crown Court cases in each of the last five years.
Awaiting answer.
What steps the Department is taking to reduce delays for court cases involving child or vulnerable witnesses.
Awaiting answer.