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782808

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of her Department's public phone-lines charge members of the public to call.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	111091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office has 24 public phone lines in use across its contact centres. All of these numbers are chargeable.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/11/2017 17:24:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

786932

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	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	Government Equalities Office: Working Conditions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government Equalities Office is taking to improve the (a) physical and (b) mental wellbeing of staff employed in the Government Equalities Office.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	112409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Vale of Clwyd, Chris Ruane to the answer I gave on 20 November 2017 to Question 112405 (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=112405" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=112405</a>) .</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 20/11/2017 17:43:50 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

786940

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Working Conditions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the (a) physical and (b) mental wellbeing of staff employed in her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	112405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Civil Service has set out five priorities for the health and wellbeing of its employees, including priorities in relation to physical and mental wellbeing. The civil service has also committed to being a leading employer on mental health support, in line with the recommendations set out in the recently published independent review, Thriving at Work.</p><p>The Department for Education (DfE), which includes the Government Equalities Office, actively promotes the physical and mental wellbeing of its staff in a number of ways. The department has a wellbeing champion at Director-General level, who attends cross-government meetings with other champions, and sponsors the department’s Wellbeing and Neurodivergence staff networks.</p><p>The departmental intranet hosts a wellbeing toolkit, with links to the NHS Change for Life website, and promotes the NHS Get Active campaign. There is also a DfE sports and recreation site.</p><p>In February, the department launched a Mental Health First Aiders network, which now numbers over 60 people trained to support staff with mental health issues. The Mental Health First Aiders signpost colleagues to available support, and help to destigmatise and encourage open conversations about mental health.</p><p>DfE staff also have access to free support and advice on a range of issues including health and wellbeing, 24 hours a day, via the employee assistance programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 20/11/2017 16:16:30 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

786926

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Department of Health: Working Conditions
	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 improve the (a) physical and (b) mental wellbeing of staff employed in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	112410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Within the Department, we are supporting the cross Civil Service health and wellbeing priorities to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of staff:</p><p>- We have visible leadership for health and wellbeing;</p><p>- We encourage an open dialogue on mental health;</p><p>- We promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle;</p><p>- We promote national wellbeing campaigns; and</p><p>- We support people to stay at work and return to work.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 20/11/2017 12:15:46 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

786923

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Working Conditions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) physical and (b) mental wellbeing of staff employed in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	112417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>In DfT we take a whole person approach to wellbeing, meaning that while we do provide support specifically for physical and mental wellbeing, many of our initiatives are designed to support all aspects of employee wellbeing.</p><p>In recent months we have:</p><ul><li>Introduced Mental Health Buddies, many of whom are specifically trained Mental Health First Aiders, who provide confidential peer to peer support for employees experiencing mental health issues;</li><li>Offered flu vaccinations to the majority of employees;</li><li>Introduced face-to-face health assessments for employees to obtain regular checks and track progress against key indicators such as blood pressure and cholesterol;</li><li>Run a pilot to make 5 sessions of physiotherapy available to employees at risk of musculoskeletal issues due to the nature of their work;</li><li>Run location specific Wellbeing Weeks to raise awareness of wellbeing issues and the support available to staff;</li><li>Introduced a new management tool, the Wellbeing Action Plan, to support line managers in having good quality wellbeing conversations with their teams;</li><li>Appointed Wellbeing Champions at Director level for both the central Department and wider DfT family, and</li><li>Introduced a Line Managers’ Toolkit for mental wellbeing, providing guidance on promoting mental wellbeing in the workplace.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Ongoing work includes:</p><ul><li>Availability of phone and face to face support, including counselling, through our Employee Assistance Programme;</li><li>Promotion of theme days and weeks such as Civil Service Physical Activity Week, the Civil Service Walking Challenge and Mental Health Awareness Week;</li><li>Story sharing and communications aimed at breaking the stigma around mental health, led by but not limited to the Time to Change group;</li><li>Activities provided by our sports and social clubs including lunchtime yoga and fitness classes;</li><li>Participation in the Cycle to Work scheme which allows employees to purchase a bike at a discounted rate, and</li><li>Holding an annual Fit for Business and Young Families Day which includes sporting and drop in activities available to all colleagues.</li></ul> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 20/11/2017 17:00:11 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

786934

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Working Conditions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) physical and (b) mental wellbeing of staff employed in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	112403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department's Defence People Health and Wellbeing Strategy (DPHWS) (2016-2021), which focuses on Lifestyles, Injury Prevention, Preventative Health and Mental Health, aims to ensure that all Defence people enjoy a state of positive physical and mental health and wellbeing, feeling connected with, and supported by, the military and wider community.</p><p>Additionally, the Defence People Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy (DPMHWS), launched in July 2017, identified the need for strong partnerships with the Department of Health, the National Health Service (NHS) in England and the Devolved Administrations as well as the charitable sector, and for a new operating model focusing on Promote, Prevent, Treat and Detect. It will be taken forward by the forthcoming Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy Action Plan.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/11/2017 16:58:02 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

786943

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Working Conditions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) physical and (b) mental wellbeing of staff employed in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	112407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Civil Service has set out five priorities for the health and wellbeing of its employees, including priorities in relation to physical and mental wellbeing. In addition, the Civil Service has also committed to being a leading employer on mental health support, in line with the recommendations set out in the recently published independent review <em>Thriving At Work</em>.</p><p> </p><p>Health and Wellbeing forms part of the Department for Exiting the European Union commitment to making the Department a great place to work. The Department has a dedicated mental health and wellbeing group who have been leading on a number of wellbeing activities across the Department to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of staff employed in the Department. This includes:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li><p>In February 2017 the Department signed up to the Time for Change pledge to demonstrate the Departments commitment to reducing the stigma attached to mental health.</p></li><li><p>To date 32 DExEU staff have been trained by Mental Health First Aid England as mental health champions.</p></li><li><p>Marking world mental health day with a panel discussion sharing mental health and wellbeing experiences.</p></li><li><p>Running a diversity week, which included a self-defence class and a session with tips on how to look after each other.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 20/11/2017 16:28:36 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

786936

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Department for Communities and Local Government: Working Conditions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) physical and (b) mental wellbeing of staff employed in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	112402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>My Department is committed to the health and wellbeing of all its staff. The Civil Service has set out five priorities for the health and wellbeing - both physical and mental - of its employees and has committed to being a leading employer on mental health support, in line with the recommendations set out in the recently published independent review, Thriving At Work.</p><p>My Department is committed to meeting all the appropriate standards in the Thriving at Work report. As part of that commitment we will benchmark how the support we offer to employees compares to the recommendations set out in the review and will take additional action if and as required.</p><p>One of the key priorities in my Department's People Plan is Inclusion and Wellbeing. We published a comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Plan in July 2017, which sets out a series of measures and actions to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of our staff, e.g. the development of a mental health toolkit for line managers.</p><p>In addition we actively promote the specialist services of our Employee Assistance Programme, the Occupational Health Service and the Civil Service Workplace Adjustment Team to ensure our employees are supported appropriately in the workplace. Over 150 DCLG staff have received Mental Health First Aider training and over 50 of them have gone on to become volunteer Mental Health Ambassadors, providing a confidential listening and advice service. The Department also operates a Mental Health Support Group and offers a number of health and well being training events to improve awareness and understanding, such as Building Resilience.</p><p>My Department is also taking part in Mind's Workplace Wellbeing Index which will help us identify where we are doing well and when we could improve. We intend to use the outcome of our benchmarking activity, against the recommendations in the Thriving at Work report, to further develop our action plans and help us to build on our existing good practice.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/11/2017 15:23:50 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

788394

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 111542, how many discussions his Department has had with the UK Government Ministers or Welsh Government Ministers in the last 12 months on valuation office closures; on what dates those discussions took place; who participated in those discussions; and whether there were any actionable outcomes from those discussions.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	112656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Neither Treasury Ministers nor officials have discussed the Valuation Office Agency’s estate plans with other UK Ministers or Welsh Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 20/11/2017 15:07:32 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

788399

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 111905, on Valuation Office Agency, against which benchmarks performance has been measured at those valuation offices marked for closure.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	112570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) measures performance on an organisation-wide basis, not on an office-by-office basis. Operational work is dealt with across the network of offices, so, for example, a case involving a property in one part of the country could be primarily handled in another part.</p><p> </p><p>Measures of performance, such as those related to timeliness and clearing business rates appeals, are listed in the VOA annual report.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 112859 question first answered 20/11/2017 15:06:24 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane