| Heading: |
Health Services: Winter Fuel Allowance |
| Question ID: |
1746090 |
| UIN: |
17259 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-12-02 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4813 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mr Richard Holden
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| Asking Member handle: |
RicHolden
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@RicHolden
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment on (a) primary care, (b) hospitals and (c) Pharmacy First. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
2024-12-05 |
| Date answered: |
2024-12-10 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4359 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Stephen Kinnock
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| Answering Member handle: |
skinnock
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@skinnock
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
We know that patients are struggling to access their general practice (GP), especially throughout the winter period when demand is higher. We committed to restoring the front door of the National Health Service by shifting the focus of the NHS out of hosp... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |