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768100

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have received counselling or other treatment for an addiction to gambling in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	106858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the numbers of people who have received counselling or other treatment for an addiction to gambling in the last 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>The Health Survey for England is a national survey and its stratified, random probability sample is designed to be representative of the population living in private households in England. Questions about gambling and problem gambling were included in the survey in 2015 and in 2012. The 2015 survey data were published in a report by the Gambling Commission, available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/survey-data/Health-survey-results-England-2015.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/survey-data/Health-survey-results-England-2015.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The survey found that 0.9% of people aged 16+ were classified as problem gamblers using either the PGSI (Problem Gambling Severity Index) or the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistic Manual-IV) screening instruments.</p><p> </p><p>Problem gambling can cause physical and mental health problems, including anxiety disorders and depression. The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme began in 2008 and has transformed treatment of adult anxiety disorders and depression in England. Over 900,000 people now access IAPT services each year, and the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health is committed to expanding services further, alongside improving quality. Although problem gambling is not listed amongst the provisional diagnosis categories that IAPT treats, IAPT practitioners would be able to treat common mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety which problem gamblers may present with.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. Hon. Friends the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have had no meetings to discuss this specific issue. Officials from the two departments have met to discuss the impact of problem gambling on several occasions.</p><p> </p><p>Problem gamblers can access services in primary care and secondary care including specialised mental health and addiction services. Any decisions on the commissioning of effective treatment services are the responsibility of local commissioners<strong>, </strong>based on an assessment of local need.</p><p> </p><p>There are a range of services available to problem gamblers, details of which can be found on the NHS Choices website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/addiction/Pages/gamblingaddiction.aspx" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/Livewell/addiction/Pages/gamblingaddiction.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 106859 106860 106863 106956 question first answered 16/10/2017 16:40:29 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

768101

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have a gambling addiction.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	106863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the numbers of people who have received counselling or other treatment for an addiction to gambling in the last 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>The Health Survey for England is a national survey and its stratified, random probability sample is designed to be representative of the population living in private households in England. Questions about gambling and problem gambling were included in the survey in 2015 and in 2012. The 2015 survey data were published in a report by the Gambling Commission, available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/survey-data/Health-survey-results-England-2015.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/survey-data/Health-survey-results-England-2015.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The survey found that 0.9% of people aged 16+ were classified as problem gamblers using either the PGSI (Problem Gambling Severity Index) or the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistic Manual-IV) screening instruments.</p><p> </p><p>Problem gambling can cause physical and mental health problems, including anxiety disorders and depression. The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme began in 2008 and has transformed treatment of adult anxiety disorders and depression in England. Over 900,000 people now access IAPT services each year, and the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health is committed to expanding services further, alongside improving quality. Although problem gambling is not listed amongst the provisional diagnosis categories that IAPT treats, IAPT practitioners would be able to treat common mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety which problem gamblers may present with.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. Hon. Friends the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have had no meetings to discuss this specific issue. Officials from the two departments have met to discuss the impact of problem gambling on several occasions.</p><p> </p><p>Problem gamblers can access services in primary care and secondary care including specialised mental health and addiction services. Any decisions on the commissioning of effective treatment services are the responsibility of local commissioners<strong>, </strong>based on an assessment of local need.</p><p> </p><p>There are a range of services available to problem gamblers, details of which can be found on the NHS Choices website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/addiction/Pages/gamblingaddiction.aspx" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/Livewell/addiction/Pages/gamblingaddiction.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 106858 106859 106860 106956 question first answered 16/10/2017 16:40:29 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

768108

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings he has had with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on gambling addiction since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	106860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the numbers of people who have received counselling or other treatment for an addiction to gambling in the last 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>The Health Survey for England is a national survey and its stratified, random probability sample is designed to be representative of the population living in private households in England. Questions about gambling and problem gambling were included in the survey in 2015 and in 2012. The 2015 survey data were published in a report by the Gambling Commission, available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/survey-data/Health-survey-results-England-2015.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/PDF/survey-data/Health-survey-results-England-2015.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The survey found that 0.9% of people aged 16+ were classified as problem gamblers using either the PGSI (Problem Gambling Severity Index) or the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistic Manual-IV) screening instruments.</p><p> </p><p>Problem gambling can cause physical and mental health problems, including anxiety disorders and depression. The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme began in 2008 and has transformed treatment of adult anxiety disorders and depression in England. Over 900,000 people now access IAPT services each year, and the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health is committed to expanding services further, alongside improving quality. Although problem gambling is not listed amongst the provisional diagnosis categories that IAPT treats, IAPT practitioners would be able to treat common mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety which problem gamblers may present with.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. Hon. Friends the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have had no meetings to discuss this specific issue. Officials from the two departments have met to discuss the impact of problem gambling on several occasions.</p><p> </p><p>Problem gamblers can access services in primary care and secondary care including specialised mental health and addiction services. Any decisions on the commissioning of effective treatment services are the responsibility of local commissioners<strong>, </strong>based on an assessment of local need.</p><p> </p><p>There are a range of services available to problem gamblers, details of which can be found on the NHS Choices website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/addiction/Pages/gamblingaddiction.aspx" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/Livewell/addiction/Pages/gamblingaddiction.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 106858 106859 106863 106956 question first answered 16/10/2017 16:40:29 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

532496

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been treated by the NHS for gambling addictions in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	41726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>The information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 07/07/2016 07:39:40 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

453780

registered interest
date	22/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of gambling addiction in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	27589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made.</p><p><br> We have no current plans to make such an assessment. We know that gambling addiction can potentially have a harmful impact on both a person’s physical and mental wellbeing and problem gamblers can access services in primary care and secondary care including specialised mental health and addiction services.</p><p><br> The Prime Minister recently announced £1 billion to start a revolution in mental health, including £247 million to make sure that every emergency department has mental health support (following £30 million invested in 2015/16).</p><p> </p><p>Also, over £400 million for crisis resolution home treatment teams will help to improve the management of admissions to acute psychiatric inpatient care, as well as ensure the routine availability of 24/7 intensive home treatment support as a safe and effective alternative to hospitals.</p><p> </p><p>Commissioners must continue to increase investment in mental health services each year at a level which at least matches their overall allocation increase.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 27615 question first answered 24/02/2016 14:35:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

223623

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what data his Department holds on and what assessment it has made of the effects of gambling on mental health; and how much his Department spent on counselling for people with an addiction to gambling in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	225496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and his officials have had no discussions with other Government departments on the subject of a national gambling strategy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has not made an assessment of the effects of gambling on mental health. We do not centrally hold information on the amount spent on counselling for people with a gambling addiction in the last 12 months.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This Government has invested over £400 million in the Improving Access to Psychological Therapy programme over the spending review period to make a choice of psychological therapies available for those who need them in all parts of England. This includes people who experience mental ill health as a result of an addiction to gambling.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Achieving Better Access to Mental Health Services by 2020,</em> published in October 2014, articulates our ambition and the immediate actions we are taking to achieve better access and waiting times in mental health services. It includes the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies commitment of treatment within six weeks for 75% of people with 95% of people being treated within 18 weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 225488 question first answered 02/03/2015 17:42:51 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

223631

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he and officials in his Department have had with their counterparts in other Departments on a national gambling strategy.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	225488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and his officials have had no discussions with other Government departments on the subject of a national gambling strategy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has not made an assessment of the effects of gambling on mental health. We do not centrally hold information on the amount spent on counselling for people with a gambling addiction in the last 12 months.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This Government has invested over £400 million in the Improving Access to Psychological Therapy programme over the spending review period to make a choice of psychological therapies available for those who need them in all parts of England. This includes people who experience mental ill health as a result of an addiction to gambling.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Achieving Better Access to Mental Health Services by 2020,</em> published in October 2014, articulates our ambition and the immediate actions we are taking to achieve better access and waiting times in mental health services. It includes the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies commitment of treatment within six weeks for 75% of people with 95% of people being treated within 18 weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 225496 question first answered 02/03/2015 17:42:51 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

178178

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport about gambling addiction since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	223642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Health has had no discussions or meetings with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the subject of gambling addiction.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 10/02/2015 12:21:51 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger