Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the value of compensation allocated under the Equitable Life Payment Scheme that will not be paid out to eligible policyholders; and what plans she has to ensure that money reaches those it was originally intended for.

Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Equitable Life Payment Scheme has been fully wound down and closed since 2016. The only remaining part of the Payment Scheme in operation is the annual payments made to eligible With-Profit-Annuitants and the Scheme is on track to distribute the remainder of the £1.5 billion funding allocation as planned.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to include kidney disease as a priority condition within the National Service Framework programme announced in the NHS 10 Year Health Plan; and what steps he is taking to ensure that the plan's commitments on prevention and long-term conditions extend to people living with chronic kidney disease.

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

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are closely linked, with shared risk factors, as well as being risk factors for each other. As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, we will publish a new cardiovascular disease Modern Service Framework (MSF). As part of its development, officials are also considering opportunities for prevention and earlier diagnosis of CKD and are engaging widely to identify the best evidenced interventions.

The Government will consider long-term conditions for future waves of MSFs. The criteria for determining other conditions for future MSFs, including kidney disease, will be based on where there is potential for rapid and significant improvements in quality of care and productivity. After the initial wave of MSFs is complete, the National Quality Board will determine the conditions to prioritise for new MSFs as part of its work programme.

NHS England is delivering a comprehensive programme to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of people with kidney disease. Eight commissioned regional renal clinical networks are implementing the renal service transformation toolkit in collaboration with providers, with a clear focus on improving early diagnosis, slowing disease progression, and reducing the number of patients reaching advanced stages of kidney disease. This work is supported nationally by the Renal Clinical Reference Group.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her department will begin to engage with local highways authorities ahead of reviewing the highways capital funding formula ahead of the 2030/31 financial year.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department engages regularly with local highway authorities and sector bodies to support the maintenance and renewal of the local road network.

The review of the funding formula will be conducted to align with the end of the period for which highways maintenance block allocations have already been made; formal engagement with local highway authorities will commence ahead of this.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the provision of Neighbourhood Health Centres in new housing developments.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

MHCLG Ministers and officials engage regularly with the Department for Health and Social Care about infrastructure provision.

The new National Planning Policy Framework we recently consulted upon stresses the importance of all forms of public services infrastructure being secured in instances where development could have a significant impact on the number of people needing those services.

We are currently analysing the feedback received and will publish our response in due course.

Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what legal advice was sought and received on whether the draft Equality Act 2010 Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations fulfils the statutory purpose set out in section 14 of the Equality Act 2006 before laying it before Parliament.

Answered by Olivia Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

The Government does not comment on legal advice it may have received. We have always been clear that there is a due process that needs to be followed by all.

The draft Code was laid in Parliament by SoS on 21 May 2026. A Written Ministerial Statement was made on 21 May confirming that the Code had been laid. There is now a 40-day period that allows for Parliamentary scrutiny as set out in the Equality Act 2006.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2026 to Question 3569, what the estimated cost is of providing retrospective pre-1997 indexation only, excluding arrears, at a CPI cap of 2.5% to Financial Assistance Scheme members whose former schemes provided for mandatory indexation.

Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

The estimated cost of providing retrospective pre‑1997 indexation only, applying CPI capped at 2.5%, and excluding the payment of arrears, for Financial Assistance Scheme members whose former schemes provided for mandatory indexation, is approximately £0.4–£0.8 billion. This estimate is based on data as at 31 March 2025.

This in addition to the estimated cost of providing prospective pre‑1997 indexation only, which was set out at the Budget as approximately £0.3–£0.6 billion for the Financial Assistance Scheme.

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