1 APPG membership (as of 20 Nov 2024)
Caribbean14 Former APPG memberships
Biodiversity in the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, Children's Media and the Arts, Creative Diversity, Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, Ethnic Minority Business Owners, Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion, Fit and Healthy Childhood, Governance and Inclusive Leadership, Montserrat, Royal Television Society, Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia, Sickle Cell and Thalassemia, Turks and Caicos Islands, WritersDivision Voting information
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
(2 debate interactions)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
(2 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(2 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
Baroness Benjamin has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debateLords initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Baroness Benjamin, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
5 Bills introduced by Baroness Benjamin
A Bill to amend the definition of still-birth to apply from 20 weeks into a pregnancy; and for connected purposes.
Monday 14th October 2024
A Bill to amend the definition of still-birth to apply from 20 weeks into a pregnancy; and for connected purposes.
Monday 11th December 2023
A Bill to make provision for a certificate to be issued to mothers in respect of miscarried and still-born children not eligible for registration under the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953; to establish a database for archiving the certificate and recording information about the miscarriage or still-birth; and for connected purposes.
A Bill to make provision for a certificate to be issued to mothers in respect of miscarried and still-born children not eligible for registration under the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953; to establish a database for archiving the certificate and recording information about the miscarriage or still-birth; and for connected purposes
A bill to make provision for a certificate to be issued to mothers in respect of miscarried and still-born children not eligible for registration under the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953; to establish a database for archiving the certificate and recording information about the miscarriage or still-birth; and for connected purposes
Baroness Benjamin has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Latest 4 Written Questions
(View all written questions)As dental practices are private businesses, it falls to them to set employee pay and conditions. Dental care in England could not function without the vital contribution of its dental care professionals, including dental nurses. Department officials are exploring how we can better support the whole dental team, including dental nurses, when working in National Health Service dentistry.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
No assessment has been made. As dental practices are private businesses, it falls to them to set employee pay and conditions.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
To rebuild dentistry in the long term, the Government intends to reform the dental contract, with a shift to focus on prevention and the retention of National Health Service dentists. As part of this, we will continue to consider how a full range of payment models can best support the delivery of dental care to patients.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
In the last three financial years, the number of dental contracts terminated by contractors, based on Primary Care Activity Report data held by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), are as follows:
- 80 in 2021/22;
- 107 in 2022/23;
- 12 in 2023/24.
The monthly data for all contracts is published by the NHSBSA, and is available on their website, in an online only format. The dataset also shows the commissioned activity and contractual payments for all National Health Service dental services provided for each financial year, at a national, commissioner, and contract level.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)