Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of conducting (a) an independent review and (b) an inquiry into the Police Federation of England and Wales.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Government wants to see a strong staff association that provides a robust voice for police officers and represents their interests effectively.

There is a statutory duty on the Home Secretary to ensure that there shall continue to be a Police Federation for England and Wales for the purpose of representing members of the police forces in England and Wales, and special constables. I hold regular meetings with the Federation and consistently challenge the leadership to show how they are responding to the issues outlined in the Independent Review which reported last year, as well as how they are reforming to improve their operation and representation of members.

Recognising widely-reported concerns about the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW), we expect to see clear plans and rapid, demonstrable improvement in the PFEW’s operation. As we said in our White Paper, in the absence of such improvements, this Government stands ready to bring forward reforms to ensure that the interests of rank-and-file officers are properly, effectively and robustly represented.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Police Federation in representing its members.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Government wants to see a strong staff association that provides a robust voice for police officers and represents their interests effectively.

There is a statutory duty on the Home Secretary to ensure that there shall continue to be a Police Federation for England and Wales for the purpose of representing members of the police forces in England and Wales, and special constables. I hold regular meetings with the Federation and consistently challenge the leadership to show how they are responding to the issues outlined in the Independent Review which reported last year, as well as how they are reforming to improve their operation and representation of members.

Recognising widely-reported concerns about the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW), we expect to see clear plans and rapid, demonstrable improvement in the PFEW’s operation. As we said in our White Paper, in the absence of such improvements, this Government stands ready to bring forward reforms to ensure that the interests of rank-and-file officers are properly, effectively and robustly represented.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what level of oversight her Department has of the governance and reform of the Police Federation of England and Wales.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Government wants to see a strong staff association that provides a robust voice for police officers and represents their interests effectively.

There is a statutory duty on the Home Secretary to ensure that there shall continue to be a Police Federation for England and Wales for the purpose of representing members of the police forces in England and Wales, and special constables. I hold regular meetings with the Federation and consistently challenge the leadership to show how they are responding to the issues outlined in the Independent Review which reported last year, as well as how they are reforming to improve their operation and representation of members.

Recognising widely-reported concerns about the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW), we expect to see clear plans and rapid, demonstrable improvement in the PFEW’s operation. As we said in our White Paper, in the absence of such improvements, this Government stands ready to bring forward reforms to ensure that the interests of rank-and-file officers are properly, effectively and robustly represented.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of England’s progress in providing universal access to Fracture Liaison Services with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland's.

Answered by Sharon Hodgson - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Health is a devolved matter to Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

The Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme is a clinical audit of fracture prevention care, delivered by the Royal College of Physicians. The Fracture Liaison Service database collects, measures, and reports on the care provided by Fracture Liaison Services in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The Royal College of Physicians publishes an annual report on Fracture Liaison Services in England and Wales.

Due to differences in the way the data is recorded across the nations of the United Kingdom we have not made a comparative assessment.

Our 10-Year Health Plan committed to rolling out Fracture Liaison Services across every part of England by 2030.

Integrated care boards remain well-placed to make decisions according to local need.

The renewed Women’s Health Strategy sets an expectation that integrated care boards prioritise community-based models when commissioning new fracture prevention services. 

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make Fracture Liaison Services a mandated service for Integrated Care Boards.

Answered by Sharon Hodgson - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Our 10-Year Health Plan committed to rolling out Fracture Liaison Services across every part of the country by 2030.

Integrated care boards remain well-placed to make decisions according to local need.

The renewed Women’s Health Strategy sets an expectation that integrated care boards prioritise community-based models when commissioning new fracture prevention services.