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447751

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Zika Virus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to prevent the spread of the Zika virus to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	24167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) and the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) have been carefully monitoring the Zika virus outbreak in the Americas since it was first reported in Brazil during May 2015. PHE has reviewed evidence on the transmission of Zika virus and PHE mosquito experts have provided advice to Government and the public that neither the main vector of Zika virus <em>Aedes aegypti</em>, nor other species of <em>Aedes</em> mosquitoes, including <em>Aedes albopictus</em>, that may have the potential to transmit this virus, are established in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>The risk to the UK population is related to travel to countries where Zika virus outbreaks are currently ongoing, and NaTHNaC and PHE have published updated advice for travellers to South and Central America and the Caribbean, including specific advice for pregnant women. The risk of onward spread within the UK is very low and PHE has again provided this advice to government, and the public.</p><p> </p><p>PHE has also been working with appropriate professional groups to develop information and guidance on Zika for clinicians. This advice can be accessed through the PHE website and has been cascaded by organisations such as the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.</p><p> </p><p>Together with the Royal College of General Practitioners PHE has developed guidance specifically targeted at primary care which will be available shortly. PHE has also produced regular briefing notes for local health protection teams who have been asked to share this with the local National Health Service.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 24166 question first answered 03/02/2016 17:18:10 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

447763

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Zika Virus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the UN, the EU and authorities in affected countries on (a) the spread of the Zika virus and (b) strategies to prevent the spread of the virus.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	24163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>The Chief Medical Officer, Chief Scientific Adviser and Public Health England (PHE) have had a number of discussions over recent weeks with a wider range of international authorities. The Secretary of State has been briefed about all such discussions.</p><p>PHE and the National Travel Health Network and Centre have been carefully monitoring the Zika virus outbreak in the Americas since it was first reported in Brazil during May 2015. PHE and the Department attended a European Union Health Security Committee teleconference and PHE has shared a recent European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) risk assessment on Zika virus with colleagues in England, the Devolved Administrations and Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. PHE has been in discussion with infectious disease authorities in Brazil with respect to understanding the epidemiological and clinical picture associated with Zika virus and microcephaly and other congenital malformations.</p><p>Through the International Health Regulations National Focal Point, PHE has shared information with the European Union, ECDC and other European Member States on the number of cases of Zika virus infection in returning travellers.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/02/2016 17:13:43 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

447764

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will engage with the #itaffectsme campaign on raising awareness of mental health issues.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	24143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government is working to reduce stigma around mental health, and supports all campaigns, including #itaffectsme, in this area.Any campaign, such as #itaffectsme, which raises awareness in mental health issues, is welcomed. In a speech announcing almost a billion pounds in investment into mental health services on 11 January, the Prime Minister recognised the need to take away the stigma behind mental illness. He said that, ‘as a country, we need to be far more mature about this. Less hushed tones, less whispering; more frank and open discussion. We need to take away that shame, that embarrassment, let people know that they’re not in this alone’.</p><p><br> We continue to provide financial support to the Time to Change programme which works to reduce the stigma associated with mental health and to encourage people to talk about mental health issues and seek help when needed. We are working with the programme and funders to develop the next stage of the programme.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 29/01/2016 14:52:41 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

447765

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure mental health services are accessible to BAME communities.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	24131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>Everyone should be able to access mental health services according to need. However, we know that there are inequalities in the access to mental health services. For example, older adults, men, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities and those who are deaf are not accessing services in the numbers predicted by prevalence studies.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to work with a range of stakeholders through the Mental Health Equalities Working Group. This includes listening to people with experience of mental health within BAME communities and continuing to make the changes needed to ensure equality throughout mental health services.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2014, the Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health published guidance for commissioners of mental health services for those from black and minority ethnic communities which is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.jcpmh.info/wp-content/uploads/jcpmh-bme-guide.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.jcpmh.info/wp-content/uploads/jcpmh-bme-guide.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department has been working with NHS England and commissioners to disseminate this guidance which describes what ‘good’ mental health services for people from BAME communities look like.</p><p> </p><p>The Department commissioned the Mental Health Providers’ Forum and the Race Equality Foundation to gather and review evidence of effective mental health services for BAME groups, which was published last year. Better practice in mental health for black and minority ethnic communities found that organisations that were successful in providing mental health services that meet the needs of BAME groups had developed local community-based approaches to service delivery which addressed cultural and linguistic differences and sought to actively engage hard to reach groups.</p><p> </p><p>One of the key priorities of the work in updating the Mental Health Act 1983 Code of Practice, which was published in January 2015, was to eliminate discrimination, including for people from BAME communities. The Department’s published Equality Analysis <em>Equality for all: Mental Health Act 1983: Code of Practice</em> sets out a range of additional guidance that has been included aiming to address concerns raised by BAME stakeholders and others.</p><p> </p><p>I will be speaking with a range of stakeholders this spring to look at further ways in which we can address inequalities in mental health outcomes and access to services for people from BAME groups.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 03/02/2016 16:30:39 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

447766

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Pregnancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2016 to Question 23676, when the work being undertaken by Health Education England and NHS England to which he refers will be completed.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	24144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>The additional significant investment in perinatal mental health totaling £350 million from 2016/17- 2020/21, together with the recommendations of the forthcoming report of the independent Mental Health Taskforce, will enable NHS England to design a broader five year transformation programme to build capacity and capability in specialist perinatal mental health services, with the aim of enabling women in all areas of England to access care that is in line with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines by 2020/21.</p><br /><p>Work is underway to lay the foundations for this longer-term work through targeted funding of activities to build capacity in specialist services. This will include, for example, a £1 million investment in strengthening clinical networks across the country. It is also expected to include developing clinical leadership capacity and training for the perinatal workforce to build the skills and capabilities within specialist teams.</p><br /><p>NHS England will work with partners, including Health Education England, over the coming months, to develop the five year programme for improving specialist perinatal mental health services.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 29/01/2016 14:34:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

447767

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients: Personal Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which organisation is responsible for the personal property of people detained under the Mental Health Act 2007.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	24145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>Individuals over the age of 18 who are detained under the Mental Health Act 1983, and who have the mental capacity to do so, can appoint an attorney to make decisions about their property and affairs, including financial matters.</p><br /><p>Attorneys or deputies may also be appointed under the Mental Capacity Act to make decisions in relation to the property or affairs of a person subject to the Act who lacks capacity. In these situations, the Court of Protection will appoint an individual or authority to perform this role.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 29/01/2016 14:39:02 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

447768

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Fathers: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many men take their own lives in the first year after the birth of their child.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	24146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>We do not collect this information centrally.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 29/01/2016 14:39:47 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

447769

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Zika Virus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to prevent the spread of the Zika virus in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	24166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) and the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) have been carefully monitoring the Zika virus outbreak in the Americas since it was first reported in Brazil during May 2015. PHE has reviewed evidence on the transmission of Zika virus and PHE mosquito experts have provided advice to Government and the public that neither the main vector of Zika virus <em>Aedes aegypti</em>, nor other species of <em>Aedes</em> mosquitoes, including <em>Aedes albopictus</em>, that may have the potential to transmit this virus, are established in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>The risk to the UK population is related to travel to countries where Zika virus outbreaks are currently ongoing, and NaTHNaC and PHE have published updated advice for travellers to South and Central America and the Caribbean, including specific advice for pregnant women. The risk of onward spread within the UK is very low and PHE has again provided this advice to government, and the public.</p><p> </p><p>PHE has also been working with appropriate professional groups to develop information and guidance on Zika for clinicians. This advice can be accessed through the PHE website and has been cascaded by organisations such as the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.</p><p> </p><p>Together with the Royal College of General Practitioners PHE has developed guidance specifically targeted at primary care which will be available shortly. PHE has also produced regular briefing notes for local health protection teams who have been asked to share this with the local National Health Service.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 24167 question first answered 03/02/2016 17:18:10 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

447187

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Loneliness: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what resources his Department has allocated to tackle loneliness amongst older people in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	24015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>The Department recognises that loneliness can have a negative impact on a person’s general health. It will continue to take account of the latest research in developing its policies to support local authorities and communities to address loneliness. A recent study by researchers at the University of California and the University of Chicago, published in the journal <em>PNAS</em> in November 2015, adds to the evidence base in this field.</p><p> </p><p>Loneliness is a complex problem and affects people in many different ways. Given the complexity of loneliness and the different ways that people are affected, there is no single solution. Many of the solutions to combatting loneliness lie within local communities and involve local authorities, community organisations, the voluntary sector and individuals, working together. Local authorities prioritise how they spend their funding for social care. In 2014-15 authorities spent around £80 million in tackling social isolation in England[1].</p><p> </p><p>Government has a part to play. It has prioritised prevention through the Care Act 2014.The Department has funded the Social Care Institute for Excellence to develop and run the Prevention Library which includes examples of emerging practice to prevent, reduce or delay people’s care and support needs from deteriorating. This includes examples of innovative projects to tackle loneliness. The Department has also supported a ‘digital toolkit’ for local commissioners, which was developed by the Campaign to End Loneliness and is incorporated in its guidance for commissioners. The guidance can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://campaigntoendloneliness.org/toolkit/" target="_blank">http://campaigntoendloneliness.org/toolkit/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Personal Social Services: Expenditure and Unit Costs England 2014-15, Final release. Published November 2015. <a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB19165/pss-exp-eng-14-15-fin-rep.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB19165/pss-exp-eng-14-15-fin-rep.pdf</a>. The Health and Social Care Information Centre.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 24017 question first answered 01/02/2016 14:26:00 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

447239

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that mental health services take account of the experiences and needs of women (a) in general and (b) who have experienced extensive abuse.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	23806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>The focus of our mental health service transformation is supporting increased equitable access to high quality care for all people. Local health economies consider the local populations needs, including access to services, when they commission and provide services and support.</p><p><br> The Prime Minister recently announced a £290 million investment over the next five years to 2020/21 in perinatal mental health services. This builds on the initial investment announced in the March 2015 Budget, making a total investment from 2015/16 to 2020/21 of £365 million. The settlement is expected to enable NHS England to build capacity and capability in perinatal mental health services, with the aim of increasing access to The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence-concordant care for women in all areas of England by 2020/21.</p><p><br> We know that vulnerable women can experience abuse and that abuse can also increase vulnerability. It can take many years, if at all, for women to disclose that they have been sexually or otherwise abused, whether as adults or children. The Department is exploring how enquiries can be routinely made of patients using a number of services such as substance misuse, adult mental health and sexual health clinics to help with early identification and support for women to get the services that they need, much earlier.</p><p> </p><p>Health care professionals are in a unique position to identify abuse and to intervene early with women to direct them to the most appropriate statutory and non-statutory services for support.</p><p><br> Focussing health professionals on better identification and actions that will break the cycle of violence, means that health care staff can then enable those affected to access the therapeutic support they need, including counselling.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/02/2016 17:35:15 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West