Mentions:
1: John Lamont (Con - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk) They have been neglecting Scotland’s schools, NHS and transport network. - Speech Link
2: Keir Starmer (Lab - Holborn and St Pancras) Whenever he is asked about the date of the election, or about people’s pensions, he acts as if answering - Speech Link
3: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond (Yorks)) Gentleman should stop scaremongering, because it is thanks to the triple lock that we have increased pensions - Speech Link
4: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond (Yorks)) Indeed, it comes with its very own special law: it was called the Pensions Increase (Pension Scheme for - Speech Link
Jan. 11 2024
Source Page: Scottish Government framework for the Provision of Admin, Catering and Manual Staff Services: FOI releaseFound: - National Services Scotland £459,967 £869,334 NHS 24 £5,733 £11,132 NHS Education for
Mentions:
1: Nigel Huddleston (Con - Mid Worcestershire) Gentleman’s scaremongering about the possible hit to pensions or the NHS, he knows full well that those - Speech Link
2: Richard Fuller (Con - North East Bedfordshire) Did he disagree with the increase in funding for the NHS? - Speech Link
3: Richard Fuller (Con - North East Bedfordshire) Many countries have recognised that the idea of state pensions being based upon the “never, never” is - Speech Link
4: Gareth Davies (Con - Grantham and Stamford) by 8.5%, and providing record funding for our NHS. - Speech Link
Asked by: Vicky Foxcroft (Labour - Lewisham, Deptford)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of potential costs of planned changes to the Work Capability Assessment on (a) the NHS and (b) mental health services.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Department is considering the effect of these changes on the NHS and mental health services; however, currently no assessment has been made. We are continuing to engage with a range of clinical experts and charities specialising in disability and health conditions as well as representatives from national organisations around the Work Capability Assessment changes and associated support.
Mentions:
1: Lord Markham (Con - Life peer) The NHS has made progress against its targets, especially given the challenges of recovering from Covid - Speech Link
2: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bshp - Bishops) My Lords, I would like to join in thanking NHS staff, who are doing a fantastic job. - Speech Link
3: Lord Markham (Con - Life peer) That is why we listened to the number one reason they were retiring, which was the feeling that their pensions - Speech Link
4: Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab - Life peer) What does he think that says about his party’s stewardship of the NHS? - Speech Link
Apr. 11 2024
Source Page: Fit Notes Issued by GP Practices, England, December 2023Found: GP Practices, England, December 2023 Fit notes issued by GP practices in England From: NHS
Mentions:
1: Lord Evans of Rainow (Con - Life peer) Ministerial colleagues and senior leaders from the Department for Work and Pensions, the Department for - Speech Link
2: Lord Evans of Rainow (Con - Life peer) published in 2021, addresses the identification of unpaid carers by increasing the use of markers in NHS - Speech Link
3: Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD - Life peer) My Lords, I will pursue the point on the healthcare needs of unpaid carers and how the NHS treats them - Speech Link
Asked by: Gulhane, Sandesh (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Glasgow)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government which agencies or companies are being used by public sector pension scheme agencies, including the Scottish Public Pensions Agency, to conduct medical assessments such as assessments for ill health retirement pension applications, also broken down by the geographical area in which these agencies or companies are located.
Answered by Arthur, Tom - Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance
SPPA’s appointed medical advisers are Health Partners (OH) Ltd who operate nationally and also provide services to the police and fire services. Full information on local government pensions administration is not held centrally but a range of providers are used, including Optima Health (Falkirk), PAM Group (Strathclyde, Scottish Borders, Lothian, Highland, Tayside, and Fife), TAC Healthcare (Orkney), Genesis OHS (Dumfries and Galloway) and NHS Shetland Occupational Health Service.
Mentions:
1: Steve Double (Con - St Austell and Newquay) I thank the Minister for that answer and join her in thanking the excellent Department for Work and Pensions - Speech Link
2: Lindsay Hoyle (Spk - Chorley) I call the Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee. - Speech Link
3: Steve Tuckwell (Con - Uxbridge and South Ruislip) The NHS North West London ICB, which covers Uxbridge and South Ruislip, has been selected as a lead partner - Speech Link
4: Mims Davies (Con - Mid Sussex) about the Secretary of State’s diary or mine, but we are keen to meet and to highlight the work of the NHS - Speech Link
5: Mel Stride (Con - Central Devon) Friend the Chancellor came forward with 400,000 additional talking therapies within the NHS for exactly - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Baroness Benjamin (LD - Life peer) They lost their driving licences and their pensions. - Speech Link
2: Lord Adebowale (XB - Life peer) many of the victims of this scandal have given loyal service to the NHS for many years.The reason why - Speech Link
3: Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick (XB - Life peer) He came here to join the NHS as a dentist. He brought my mother, who was a young nurse. - Speech Link