Integrated care boards (ICBs) commission all services for patients with gastroparesis, with the exception of gastro-electrical stimulation (GES), which falls with the remit of nationally commissioned services. As these services are ICB commissioned, engagement is therefore determined at the local level.

The Government remains committed to improving outcomes for people living with rare diseases, including gastroparesis, through the UK Rare Diseases Framework and England Rare Diseases Action Plans to deliver a health and care system that works for all. In the 2026 action plan, we introduced a new and important action to address health inequalities for rare diseases through the Core20PLUS5 Framework. In addition, NHS England has published a Health Inequalities Toolkit for Highly Specialised Services.

NHS England’s Clinical Panel considered evidence submitted to review the existing commissioning policy on GES for gastroparesis. NHS England concluded that the additional evidence was limited and did not constitute a sufficiently robust clinical evidence base to support any revision to the current policy position, under which the procedure is not routinely commissioned. Clinicians may trigger a review of NHS England’s commissioning policies if new evidence is published.

Integrated care boards (ICBs) commission all services for patients with gastroparesis, with the exception of gastro-electrical stimulation (GES), which falls with the remit of nationally commissioned services. As these services are ICB commissioned, engagement is therefore determined at the local level.

The Government remains committed to improving outcomes for people living with rare diseases, including gastroparesis, through the UK Rare Diseases Framework and England Rare Diseases Action Plans to deliver a health and care system that works for all. In the 2026 action plan, we introduced a new and important action to address health inequalities for rare diseases through the Core20PLUS5 Framework. In addition, NHS England has published a Health Inequalities Toolkit for Highly Specialised Services.

NHS England’s Clinical Panel considered evidence submitted to review the existing commissioning policy on GES for gastroparesis. NHS England concluded that the additional evidence was limited and did not constitute a sufficiently robust clinical evidence base to support any revision to the current policy position, under which the procedure is not routinely commissioned. Clinicians may trigger a review of NHS England’s commissioning policies if new evidence is published.

Integrated care boards (ICBs) commission all services for patients with gastroparesis, with the exception of gastro-electrical stimulation (GES), which falls with the remit of nationally commissioned services. As these services are ICB commissioned, engagement is therefore determined at the local level.

The Government remains committed to improving outcomes for people living with rare diseases, including gastroparesis, through the UK Rare Diseases Framework and England Rare Diseases Action Plans to deliver a health and care system that works for all. In the 2026 action plan, we introduced a new and important action to address health inequalities for rare diseases through the Core20PLUS5 Framework. In addition, NHS England has published a Health Inequalities Toolkit for Highly Specialised Services.

NHS England’s Clinical Panel considered evidence submitted to review the existing commissioning policy on GES for gastroparesis. NHS England concluded that the additional evidence was limited and did not constitute a sufficiently robust clinical evidence base to support any revision to the current policy position, under which the procedure is not routinely commissioned. Clinicians may trigger a review of NHS England’s commissioning policies if new evidence is published.

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.

The Department continues to work closely with NHS England to explore a range of options to provide better quality and access to these important preventative services.

The Department of Health and Social Care, the National Health Service, and the Ministry of Defence continue to ensure health services, including prosthetic and orthotic services, can respond effectively to meet the demands of conflict situations through regularly reviewing system-wide capacity.

The Department of Health and Social Care’s commitment to longer term workforce planning through the 10 Year Workforce Plan will also ensure that the NHS has the right people in the right places, with the right skills to care for patients, when they need it.

The Department of Health and Social Care, the National Health Service, and the Ministry of Defence continue to ensure health services, including prosthetic and orthotic services, can respond effectively to meet the demands of conflict situations through regularly reviewing system-wide capacity.

The Department of Health and Social Care’s commitment to longer term workforce planning through the 10 Year Workforce Plan will also ensure that the NHS has the right people in the right places, with the right skills to care for patients, when they need it.

As a small and vulnerable profession, course closures or reductions pose a considerable risk to the future supply of prosthetists and orthotists.

The Department of Health and Social Care works closely with the Department for Education to support the availability of a diverse range of training routes into health and care careers. While the Government is committed to ensuring sustainable training pathways for the future supply of prosthetics and orthotists, higher education institutions are independent providers and are responsible for making their own decisions about course delivery and viability.

NHS England has a focussed programme for small and vulnerable professions, including prosthetics and orthotics, and has recently commissioned the British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists to help maintain and strengthen training and education pathways for pre‑registration learners.

The Department of Health and Social Care works closely with the Department for Education to support the availability of a diverse range of training routes into health and care careers. While the Government is committed to ensuring sustainable training pathways for small and vulnerable healthcare professions, higher education institutions are independent providers and are responsible for making their own decisions about course delivery and viability.

NHS England has a focussed programme for small and vulnerable professions, including Allied Health Professions. This programme helps maintain and strengthen training and education pathways for pre‑registration learners, including apprenticeship routes, to support a national strategic approach to placement capacity and to build awareness of healthcare careers.

Prosthetics is a specialised service, with commissioning transferring to integrated care boards on 1 April 2025, ensuring service providers must adhere to the national service specification and national clinical commissioning policies. Orthotic services are locally commissioned by integrated care boards or National Health Service trusts. It is the responsibility of local employers to ensure they have the right people with the right skills to meet local population needs. The Department remains committed to working with stakeholders, including the British Association of Prosthetics and Orthotics, to support service improvements and meet patient demand.

No such assessment has been made. The commissioning and delivery of orthotic services are devolved matters. In England, responsibility rests with local integrated care boards and National Health Service trusts in line with the non-specialised commissioning status of orthotic services. In 2015, NHS England introduced national guidance to support more consistent and higher-quality orthotics provision.

This data is not held by the Home Office or Arts Council as information regarding disability is not requested by the Home Office as part of the application process.

This data is not held by the Home Office or Arts Council as information regarding disability is not requested by the Home Office as part of the application process.

This data is not held by the Home Office or Arts Council as information regarding disability is not requested by the Home Office as part of the application process.

This data is not held by the Home Office or Arts Council as information regarding disability is not requested by the Home Office as part of the application process.

This data is not held by the Home Office or Arts Council as information regarding disability is not requested by the Home Office as part of the application process.

The table outlines the proportion of disabled and non-disabled members of Arts Council England (ACE) staff in each quartile’ between April 2024 and March 2025. Unlike gender pay gap data, there are no requirements or guidance on how disability pay gap data must be collected or reported.

ACE are only able to provide such data based on the information staff choose to disclose, and so these figures are based on those who have identified as one of i) disabled, ii) not disabled, or iii) prefer not to say. Please note that this data does not add up to 100% because a number of ACE staff chose ‘prefer not to say’ when asked to disclose their status.

ACE has undertaken a number of initiatives in recent years to increase recruitment prospects for disabled candidates at both the attraction and selection stages. For example, ACE explicitly welcomes applications from people with experience of disability for roles such as National Council positions, which shows their intention to broaden applicant pools at the attraction stage.

MHCLG collects a range of data and research on veteran homelessness and rough sleeping, including through the Homelessness Case Level Collection (H-CLIC), Rough Sleeping Data Framework, Rough sleeping single night autumn snapshot, and Rough Sleeping Questionnaire (RSQ). These statistics and research are available (attached) at Homelessness statistics - GOV.UK and (attached) Rough sleeping questionnaire: initial findings - GOV.UK.

In her statements confirming the UK's decision to recognise the State of Palestine, the Foreign Secretary has made clear that there can and will be no role for Hamas terrorists in the future governance of Gaza. She has also welcomed the unanimous declaration by the Arab League calling for Hamas to release all hostages, lay down its arms and relinquish all power in Gaza. Those goals will remain a priority for the UK Government as we work with international partners to progress efforts to secure a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, based on the two states of Israel and Palestine living securely side by side.

A reformed Palestinian Authority is essential to long-term stability in the region and making progress towards a two-state solution. The UK welcomes the Palestinian Authority's commitment to deliver its ambitious and necessary 'National Program for Development and Reform' in full as a matter of priority in the short, medium and long term. We welcome President Abbas' commitment to hold Presidential and Legislative elections within a year to be conducted under international auspices, supervision and support. Alongside our partners, the UK will continue to support the Palestinian Authority as it delivers its important reform agenda, including on democratic reform.

The UK has a long and proud history of tackling race discrimination, with the first Race Relations Act 1965 introduced 60 years ago. The King's Speech announced our intention to build on this legacy through the Equality (Race and Disability) Bill, which we intend to publish in draft this session.

Making sure that British Jews are not only safe, but also feel safe, remains one of our top priorities. This year, the Government has allocated £18 million to the Community Security Trust through the Jewish Community Protective Security Grant to provide protective security measures at synagogues, Jewish educational establishments and community sites.

The Government works closely with the Independent Adviser on Antisemitism along with Jewish community voices on the most effective methods to tackle antisemitism. We also recently established an Antisemitism Working Group to provide advice on antisemitism and how government should engage Jewish communities around international, national and local events affecting British Jews. We are committed to tackling antisemitism and support the police in taking robust action against all forms of hate crime, wherever these crimes occur and whoever is responsible.