Asked by: Roz Savage (Liberal Democrat - South Cotswolds)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether TV Licensing enforcement correspondence is barcoded under (a) Royal Mail's Mailmark scheme and (b) an equivalent scheme operated by another delivery operator; what despatch and delivery reporting data is generated and retained as a result; and whether such correspondence is dated on (i) generation and (ii) despatch.
Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
The BBC is responsible for the collection and enforcement of the licence fee. The Government is therefore not involved in TV Licensing operations and does not hold information on its processes.
The Government expects the BBC to collect the licence fee in an efficient and proportionate manner, in line with its Charter requirements.
Asked by: Roz Savage (Liberal Democrat - South Cotswolds)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many people submitted a no licence needed declaration and subsequently purchased a TV Licence within six months, disaggregated by whether enforcement correspondence had been despatched to that address in the period beginning 30 days before and ending six months after the declaration.
Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
The BBC is responsible for the collection and enforcement of the licence fee. The Government is therefore not involved in TV Licensing operations and does not hold information on its processes.
The Government expects the BBC to collect the licence fee in an efficient and proportionate manner, in line with its Charter requirements.
Asked by: Roz Savage (Liberal Democrat - South Cotswolds)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many TV Licence refunds issued in 2024/25 were made to people who held a valid no licence needed declaration at the time of purchase.
Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
The BBC is responsible for the collection and enforcement of the licence fee. The Government is therefore not involved in TV Licensing operations and does not hold information on its processes.
The Government expects the BBC to collect the licence fee in an efficient and proportionate manner, in line with its Charter requirements.
Asked by: Roz Savage (Liberal Democrat - South Cotswolds)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of earlier diagnosis and preventative technologies, including continuous glucose monitoring, on reducing the economic impact of Type 2 diabetes.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The eligibility criteria for continuous glucose monitoring amongst type 2 diabetics are set in guidance published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. This guidance is available at the following link:
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/NG28
No assessment has been made, as continuous glucose monitoring devices have not been validated for the use of diagnosis of type 2 diabetes.
The Healthier You NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme, is highly effective in cutting the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 37% for people completing the programme compared to those who do not attend.
Outcomes for the Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission Programme demonstrates that 32% of programme completers achieved remission with an average weight loss of almost 16 kilograms.
Asked by: Roz Savage (Liberal Democrat - South Cotswolds)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has assessed the potential impact of funding preventative interventions for people with pre-diabetes and early Type 2 diabetes on the economy.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The eligibility criteria for continuous glucose monitoring amongst type 2 diabetics are set in guidance published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. This guidance is available at the following link:
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/NG28
No assessment has been made, as continuous glucose monitoring devices have not been validated for the use of diagnosis of type 2 diabetes.
The Healthier You NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme, is highly effective in cutting the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 37% for people completing the programme compared to those who do not attend.
Outcomes for the Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission Programme demonstrates that 32% of programme completers achieved remission with an average weight loss of almost 16 kilograms.