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1167604

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that early intervention mental health support is available to children and young people in (a) Brighton and Hove and (b) nationally; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	8139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Following on from our Green Paper ‘Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision: a green paper’, we are incentivising every school or college to identify and train a Senior Lead for Mental Health and are creating new mental health support teams in and near schools and colleges. The mental health support teams are designed to provide low-level and early mental health interventions, to prevent more severe cases from developing and create a broader wellbeing culture in schools.</p><p> </p><p>We are aiming to cover 20-25% of the country with mental health support teams by 2023/24. We expect the first wave of trailblazer mental health support teams to be fully operational by the end of this year.</p><p> </p><p>The wider roll-out will be informed by the evaluation of the initial trailblazers. Brighton and Hove is one of the first wave of trailblazer areas.</p><p> </p><p>Mental health across all ages will receive a growing share of the National Health Service budget, worth a further £2.3 billion a year in real terms by 2023/24.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 05/11/2019 16:43:12 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1167629

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Postnatal Care: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to provide every new mother with a six-week health check that includes a conversation on mental health; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	8224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>As the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends, a review at 6-8 weeks by healthcare professionals presents an opportunity to assess new parents’ physical, emotional and social wellbeing.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have been reviewing the available evidence to establish a clearer picture of current practice in this area. NHS England has been working with the National Childbirth Trust on developing the evidence base, and we are following this important work closely.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 05/11/2019 16:25:26 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1167655

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the (a) publication of and (b) timeframe for the implementation of the NHS People Plan.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	8226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The NHS People Plan will set out a clear framework for collective action on workforce priorities and put the National Health Service workforce at the heart of delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan. The NHS intends to publish the full NHS People Plan in the next few months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 05/11/2019 16:26:08 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1167656

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to collect data on the number of home visits being proactively offered to claimants of universal credit that have (a) a cancer diagnosis and (b) other health needs that would require a home visit; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	8227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Department are continuously reviewing and improving the service for vulnerable people, including those with a cancer diagnosis, who need to claim Universal Credit to ensure that it is supportive and responsive to their needs.</p><p> </p><p>Where claimants are unable to make or manage their Universal Credit claim online, telephone and face to face support in Jobcentres is available. Our staff already have the flexibility to respond to, or proactively suggest, that a home visit may be the best method of providing relevant support. The Department is committed to delivering what is right for a person’s circumstances and will conduct home visits when they are appropriate, recognising they are an important tool for those people with complex needs.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 05/11/2019 16:27:17 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1167413

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Candidates: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will extend access to the EnAble fund to provide financial assistance to deaf and disabled parliamentary General Election candidates to assist with disability-related costs in the forthcoming General Election.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government recognises that disabled people are likely to face greater costs when seeking elected office due to their disability. That is why we launched the EnAble Fund for Elected Office to help cover disability related expenses. As an interim fund it gave political parties the time to put in place measures to support disabled candidates.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> The Fund is time limited and was put in place for elections that had been planned. Therefore, funding has not been scheduled for this election. Retrospective support, as with this year’s European Parliamentary Elections, could be considered for candidates but this would be for the next Government to decide.</ins></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/11/2019 17:37:51 question first ministerially corrected 05/11/2019 18:00:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 4582 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1167426

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Season Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require rail franchisees to provide part-time season tickets.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State requires bidders for rail franchises to bring forward proposals for initiatives that give customers who travel less than 5 days a week a better value-for-money option. These proposals are then evaluated as part of the overall franchise evaluation process. We continue to challenge the rail industry to develop proposals for pricing and delivering more flexible ticketing options for those who work or commute part-time.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 04/11/2019 13:47:12 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1167450

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sussex Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect on community safety in Sussex of the change in the number of Sussex police officers between 2010 and 2019; what the difference is between 2010 levels and Government plans for additional officers; if he will make it his policy to restore Sussex Police numbers to at least 2010 levels; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office continues to monitor crime levels and officer numbers. Many factors impact on crime levels. More reporting of ‘hidden’ crimes, recording improvements and some genuine increases in offending, have all contributed to recent increases in recorded crime.</p><p>The Government is committed to recruiting 20,000 additional police officers over the next three years. Sussex Police will be able to recruit 129 officers in the first tranche of up to 6,000 additional officers to be recruited across England and Wales by the end of March 2021.</p><p>The Government is also investing £100 million through the Serious Violence Fund. £63.4 million of this funding has been allocated to support an immediate surge in police operational activity. We have distributed this across the 18 police force areas experiencing the highest volumes of knife crime, of which Sussex Police is one. Using a tiered approach based on the rate of hospital admissions for injury with a sharp object, an assessment was made to determine the funding allocations required for each force.</p><p>Sussex Police have been allocated £1.34m for surge operational activity, alongside £880,000 for Violence Reduction Units (VRUs) which will serve local communities by acting as central hubs for multi-agency collaboration that will seek to address the root causes of serious violence and deliver sustainable and locally informed solutions.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 7718 question first answered 05/11/2019 14:48:48 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1167451

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Brighton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the level of resources required by Sussex Police to effectively tackle knife crime in Brighton and Hove; if he will provide the resources required; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office continues to monitor crime levels and officer numbers. Many factors impact on crime levels. More reporting of ‘hidden’ crimes, recording improvements and some genuine increases in offending, have all contributed to recent increases in recorded crime.</p><p>The Government is committed to recruiting 20,000 additional police officers over the next three years. Sussex Police will be able to recruit 129 officers in the first tranche of up to 6,000 additional officers to be recruited across England and Wales by the end of March 2021.</p><p>The Government is also investing £100 million through the Serious Violence Fund. £63.4 million of this funding has been allocated to support an immediate surge in police operational activity. We have distributed this across the 18 police force areas experiencing the highest volumes of knife crime, of which Sussex Police is one. Using a tiered approach based on the rate of hospital admissions for injury with a sharp object, an assessment was made to determine the funding allocations required for each force.</p><p>Sussex Police have been allocated £1.34m for surge operational activity, alongside £880,000 for Violence Reduction Units (VRUs) which will serve local communities by acting as central hubs for multi-agency collaboration that will seek to address the root causes of serious violence and deliver sustainable and locally informed solutions.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 7717 question first answered 05/11/2019 14:48:48 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1167458

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to (a) provide permanent homes to people living in temporary accommodation and (b) end other forms of homelessness; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/11/2019 16:19:43 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall previous answer version 3858 answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1167462

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Local Housing Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an (a) estimate of the cost to the public purse of restoring local housing allowance to cover the cheapest third of local rents over three years, (b) assessment of the potential effect of that policy on the number of (i) individuals and (ii) families including children (A) able to remain in existing accommodation and (B) no longer classed as being in poverty and (C) assessment of the potential effect on the public purse of changes resulting from that policy in the level of demand for temporary accommodation and other homelessness services.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>We estimate the cost of restoring Local Housing Allowance rates to the 30<sup>th</sup> percentile of local rents would be about £800 million in 2020/21, £1,000 million in 2021/22 and £1,200 million in 2022/23. This excludes any changes in behaviour by tenants and landlords.</p><p> </p><p>We have not made an estimate of the effect on staying in the same accommodation, or on savings that might arise in temporary accommodation and other homelessness services.</p><p> </p><p>Poverty projections are inherently speculative as they require projecting how income will change for every individual in society, and this is affected by a huge range of factors.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 05/11/2019 11:40:30 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas