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1689487

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Horticulture: Seasonal Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has taken steps with Cabinet colleagues to issue guidance to people with horticultural seasonal worker visas on how to register with a GP; and what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of people with horticultural seasonal worker visas who registered with a GP in 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
	uin	14386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office has no plans to issue guidance to people with Seasonal Worker visas as to how to register with a GP. Orientation information is a matter for their licenced scheme operator.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office holds no records on the numbers of Seasonal Workers who have registered with a GP, as this is not an immigration related metric.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">In the event that a scheme operator for the Seasonal Worker route became unlicensed for any reason, the Home Office will consider each case on its own merits and tailor our response accordingly.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office does not hold data on the average number of weeks of work provided to workers on the horticultural seasonal worker visa scheme during (a) 2022 and (b) 2023. Since 12 April 2023, Seasonal Workers must receive a minimum of 32 hour’s pay for each week of their stay in the UK, regardless of whether work is available.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Home Office has no plans to issue guidance to people with Seasonal Worker visas as to how to register with a GP. Orientation information is a matter for their licenced scheme operator.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Home Office holds no records on the numbers of Seasonal Workers who have registered with a GP, as this is not an immigration related metric.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In the event that a scheme operator for the Seasonal Worker route became unlicensed for any reason, the Home Office will consider each case on its own merits and tailor our response accordingly.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Home Office does not hold data on the average number of weeks of work provided to workers on the horticultural seasonal worker visa scheme during (a) 2022 and (b) 2023. Since 12 April 2023, Seasonal Workers must receive a minimum of 32 hour’s pay for each week of their stay in the UK, regardless of whether work is available.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Home Office does not hold data on how many workers on the horticultural seasonal worker visa scheme were injured at work during (a) 2022 and (b) 2023. Seasonal Workers enjoy the same workplace protections as resident workers, and as such workplace safety is a matter for the Health and Safety Executive. </ins></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 21/02/2024 16:07:10 question first ministerially corrected 21/02/2024 17:01:37 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove previous answer version 18398 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1687580

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	First Time Buyers: Leasehold
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to help improve affordability for first time buyers in the leasehold sector.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	13090
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Whilst we will always fulfil our obligations under relevant legislation, we have simply got to move away from identity politics infecting every facet of public discourse. The Government is committed to reforming leasehold for everyone, irrespective of background or any other characteristic.</del> <ins class="ministerial">This Government is committed to supporting home ownership and first-time buyers. We have also introduced the Leasehold and Freehold Bill to reform leasehold for everyone. </ins></p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 13/02/2024 18:58:58 question first ministerially corrected 14/02/2024 11:00:12 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley previous answer version 17383 answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1686966

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2024
	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	Dementia: Continuing Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the average length of time it takes for a person with Dementia to receive a completed care and support plan.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	12804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">NHS England is committed to delivering high quality care and support for every person with dementia, and central to this is the provision of personalised care and support planning for post diagnostic support.</del> Information on the average length of time it takes for a person with dementia to receive a completed care and support plan is not collected centrally<ins class="ministerial">.</ins><del class="ministerial">, and there are no plans to do so.</del></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 12/02/2024 11:23:22 question first ministerially corrected 13/02/2024 10:49:03 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 16983 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1687050

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	UNRWA: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the pause of future funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on the provision of emergency shelter for internally displaced civilians in Gaza.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	12833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK is appalled by allegations that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) staff were involved in the 7 October attack against Israel, a heinous act of terrorism that the UK Government has repeatedly condemned. <del class="ministerial">The UK's pause in any future funding of UNRWA will remain in place until we review the allegations, and we are looking to our partners in the UN to carry out a robust and comprehensive investigation. Further questions on the investigation are a matter for the UN.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We are pausing any future funding of UNRWA while we review the concerning allegations. Gaza still stands. This support is helping people in Gaza get food, water, shelter and medicines. The UK is providing £60 million in humanitarian assistance to support partners including the British Red Cross, UNICEF, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and Egyptian Red Crescent Society (ERCS) to respond to critical food, fuel, water, health, shelter and security needs in Gaza.</ins></p><p><del class="ministerial">However, we remain committed to getting humanitarian aid to the people in Gaza who desperately need it, and our decision to pause future funding to UNRWA has no impact on the UK's contribution to the humanitarian response. Our commitment to trebling aid to Gaza still stands, and we are getting on with aid delivery through funding multiple implementing partners including other UN agencies and international and UK NGOs. This support is helping people in Gaza get food, water, shelter and medicines. The UK is providing £60 million in humanitarian assistance to support partners including the British Red Cross, UNICEF, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and Egyptian Red Crescent Society (ERCS) to respond to critical food, fuel, water, health, shelter and security needs in Gaza.</del></p><p>We are currently supporting NGOs and UN partners to deliver medical aid and care in the Gaza Strip. This includes support for primary healthcare, trauma and emergency care services, disease surveillance and outbreak response, and deployment of Emergency Medical Teams. <del class="ministerial">We are also exploring further options to help meet the medical needs of Palestinians.</del></p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 08/02/2024 17:14:20 question first ministerially corrected 12/02/2024 10:20:54 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty previous answer version 16666 answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1686751

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2024
	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	Breast Cancer: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of availability of follow up MRI scans for women who have undergone mastectomies to tackle lobular breast cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
	uin	12666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">No specific assessment has been made of the adequacy of availability of follow up magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans for women who have undergone mastectomies, to tackle lobular breast cancer.</del></p><p>£2.3 billion was awarded at Spending Review 2021 to transform diagnostic services over the next three years. Most of this will help increase the number of community diagnostic centres up to 160 by March 2025, expanding and protecting elective planned diagnostic services. The remainder of the funding will increase capacity for imaging, including MRI scans, endoscopy as well as lung and mammography screening, and improve digital diagnostics.</p><p>Growth in the MRI asset base and increased use of MRI acceleration software is creating additional capacity for approximately 572,000 MRI examinations per annum within the NHS in England.</p><p>The Department and NHS England have taken steps to improve the treatment of invasive lobular breast cancer (ILBC) but are aware that more needs to be done. In September 2022, the National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre announced funding from NHS England and the Welsh Government of £5.4 million to support delivery of six new national cancer audits. Two of these focus on breast cancer, one on primary and one on metastatic, and include ILBC.</p><p>Additionally, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) supports breast cancer research funded by research partners in the charity and public sectors. Over the last five years, the NIHR Clinical Research Network has supported 10 ILBC-related studies.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 08/02/2024 15:42:40 question first ministerially corrected 08/02/2024 16:01:34 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson previous answer version 16540 answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1686440

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Gaza: Charities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, which properties of UK charities in Gaza have been hit by Israeli military strikes.
	tabling member constituency	Putney
	tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
	uin	12440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>We are aware of the air strike that hit the residential compound housing the <del class="ministerial">International Red Cross</del> <ins class="ministerial">International Rescue Committee</ins> (IRC) and Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) Emergency Medical Team (EMT). Israel has a right to defend itself against Hamas, but it must comply with International Humanitarian Law (IHL); including the protection of hospitals, civilians, and medical staff. We want to see Israel take greater care to limit its operations to military targets and avoid harming civilians.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 05/02/2024 17:39:15 question first ministerially corrected 07/02/2024 16:27:15 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell previous answer version 15641 answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1685897

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Aquind: Electricity Interconnectors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the potential national security risks of the AQUIND Interconnector Project.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	12099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">There have been no such discussions. The Ministry of Defence has contacted the Department at official level requesting additional time to prepare substantive representations setting out its concerns regarding the proposed AQUIND project.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Secretary of State has not had any discussions with the Secretary of State for Defence about this project. However, the Ministry of Defence can make representations to the Department via the planning process which will be handled in accordance with their security classification.</ins></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/02/2024 13:14:34 question first ministerially corrected 06/02/2024 15:23:34 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 15281 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1685893

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Pacific Ocean Islands: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has had with Pacific island states on climate change adaptation.
	tabling member constituency	Wigan
	tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
	uin	12037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are on the frontline of the climate emergency and Pacific Island leaders have made it clear that building climate resilience is their priority. UK support for climate adaptation sits at the heart of HMG ministerial engagement with Pacific Island counterparts. At COP28 we co-hosted the Third Climate Development Ministerial with Vanuatu. The Minister for the Indo-Pacific discussed climate change with a range of ministers at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in November 2023 and the former Foreign Secretary discussed it with the leaders and ministers he met during his visit to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in April 2023.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are on the frontline of climate change and Pacific Island leaders have made it clear that building climate resilience is their priority. UK support for climate adaptation sits at the heart of HMG ministerial engagement with Pacific Island counterparts. At COP28 we co-hosted the Third Climate Development Ministerial with Vanuatu. The Minister for the Indo-Pacific discussed climate change with a range of ministers at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in November 2023 and the former Foreign Secretary discussed it with the leaders and ministers he met during his visit to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in April 2023.</ins></p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 08/02/2024 11:31:18 question first ministerially corrected 08/02/2024 11:35:08 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan previous answer version 16404 answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1685651

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2024
	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: Cumbria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many referrals have been accepted by South Cumbria CAMHS in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	Simon Fell
	uin	11869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The following table shows the number of referrals made received for patients aged between zero and 17 years old between December 2022 and November 2023, with data between April and November 2023 still being subject to revision:</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Reporting period</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Local authority</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Number of referrals received in month for patients aged between zero and 17 years old at time of referral</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Number of referrals received in month where patients aged between zero and 17 years old at time of referral and who have received at least one care contact any time after referral</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">December 2022</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">415</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">195</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">January 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">465</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">225</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">February 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">560</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">235</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">March 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">580</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">230</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">April 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">410</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">155</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">May 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">545</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">225</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">June 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">475</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">175</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">July 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">460</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">175</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">August 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">255</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">110</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">September 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">360</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">185</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">October 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">500</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">210</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">November 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">640</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">210</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">December 2022</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">270</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">150</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">January 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">365</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">200</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">February 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">320</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">145</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">March 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">425</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">220</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">April 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">260</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">120</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">May 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">320</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">155</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">June 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">265</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">135</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">July 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">270</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">125</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">August 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">235</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">100</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">September 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">310</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">125</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">October 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">275</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">95</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">November 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">390</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">110</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><del class="ministerial">Source: Mental Health Services Dataset, NHS England</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Notes:</del></p><p> </p><ol><li><del class="ministerial">Figures are rounded to the nearest five.</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">For the area of South Cumbria, the former Cumbrian councils have been mapped to their new unitary local authorities with referrals based on the patient’s postcode. Cumberland Council comprises of the area formerly covered by Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland districts; and Westmorland and Furness Council comprises of the area formerly covered by Barrow-in-Furness, Eden and South Lakeland districts.</del></li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Information relating to children and young people was not collected prior to 2016/17. The following table shows the number of referrals received in Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness local authorities between 2016/17 and 2022/23, the latest period for which data is available:</ins></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Financial year</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Local authority</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Number of referrals received in year for patients aged between zero and 17 years old at time of referral</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Number of referrals received in year where patients aged between zero and 17 years old at time of referral and who have received at least one care contact any time after referral</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016/17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">250</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">110</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017/18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">975</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">570</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2018/19</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4,030</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,520</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2019/20</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5,555</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,810</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2020/21</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5,025</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,670</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2021/22</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,280</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,145</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2022/23</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,140</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,795</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016/17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">325</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">165</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017/18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,060</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">670</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2018/19</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,590</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,265</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2019/20</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4,665</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,305</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2020/21</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,840</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,955</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2021/22</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4,370</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,270</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2022/23</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,645</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,870</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial">Source: Mental Health Services Dataset, NHS England</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Notes:</ins></p><p> </p><ol><li><ins class="ministerial">Figures are rounded to the nearest five.</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">For the area of South Cumbria, the former Cumbrian councils have been mapped to their new unitary local authorities with referrals based on the patient’s postcode. Cumberland Council comprises of the area formerly covered by Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland districts; and Westmorland and Furness Council comprises of the area formerly covered by Barrow-in-Furness, Eden and South Lakeland districts.</ins></li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 06/02/2024 11:26:41 question first ministerially corrected 06/02/2024 15:23:20 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 15737 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4744 label Biography information for Simon Fell

1685652

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2024
	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: Cumbria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many referrals have been accepted by South Cumbria CAMHS in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	Simon Fell
	uin	11870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Information relating to children and young people was not collected prior to 2016/17. The following table shows the number of referrals received in Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness local authorities between 2016/17 and 2022/23, the latest period for which data is available:</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Financial year</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Local authority</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Number of referrals received in year for patients aged between zero and 17 years old at time of referral</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Number of referrals received in year where patients aged between zero and 17 years old at time of referral and who have received at least one care contact any time after referral</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2016/17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">250</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">110</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2017/18</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">975</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">570</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2018/19</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4,030</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,520</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2019/20</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5,555</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,810</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2020/21</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5,025</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,670</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2021/22</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,280</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,145</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2022/23</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,140</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,795</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2016/17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">325</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">165</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2017/18</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,060</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">670</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2018/19</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,590</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,265</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2019/20</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4,665</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,305</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2020/21</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,840</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,955</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2021/22</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4,370</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,270</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2022/23</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,645</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,870</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><del class="ministerial">Source: Mental Health Services Dataset, NHS England</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Notes:</del></p><p> </p><ol><li><del class="ministerial">Figures are rounded to the nearest five.</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">For the area of South Cumbria, the former Cumbrian councils have been mapped to their new unitary local authorities with referrals based on the patient’s postcode. Cumberland Council comprises of the area formerly covered by Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland districts; and Westmorland and Furness Council comprises of the area formerly covered by Barrow-in-Furness, Eden and South Lakeland districts.</del></li></ol><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The following table shows the number of referrals made received for patients aged between zero and 17 years old between December 2022 and November 2023, with data between April and November 2023 still being subject to revision:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Reporting period</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Local authority</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Number of referrals received in month for patients aged between zero and 17 years old at time of referral</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Number of referrals received in month where patients aged between zero and 17 years old at time of referral and who have received at least one care contact any time after referral</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">December 2022</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">415</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">195</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">January 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">465</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">225</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">February 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">560</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">235</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">March 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">580</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">230</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">April 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">410</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">155</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">May 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">545</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">225</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">June 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">475</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">175</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">July 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">460</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">175</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">August 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">255</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">110</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">September 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">360</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">185</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">October 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">500</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">210</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">November 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">640</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">210</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">December 2022</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">270</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">150</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">January 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">365</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">200</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">February 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">320</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">145</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">March 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">425</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">220</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">April 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">260</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">120</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">May 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">320</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">155</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">June 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">265</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">135</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">July 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">270</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">125</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">August 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">235</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">100</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">September 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">310</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">125</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">October 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">275</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">95</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">November 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">390</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">110</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial">Source: Mental Health Services Dataset, NHS England</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Notes:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><ol><li><ins class="ministerial">Figures are rounded to the nearest five.</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">For the area of South Cumbria, the former Cumbrian councils have been mapped to their new unitary local authorities with referrals based on the patient’s postcode. Cumberland Council comprises of the area formerly covered by Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland districts; and Westmorland and Furness Council comprises of the area formerly covered by Barrow-in-Furness, Eden and South Lakeland districts.</ins></li></ol> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 06/02/2024 11:36:12 question first ministerially corrected 06/02/2024 15:23:03 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 15743 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4744 label Biography information for Simon Fell