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1241272

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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 Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to lay regulations under Section 6(3)(b) of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	100335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government aims for full implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS), as set out in the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, for April 2022.</p><p>The Department is drafting a Code of Practice and secondary legislation for the implementation of LPS. Both will be subject to public consultation in spring 2021. Subject to the outcome of the consultation, the Government plans to lay the Code and regulations before Parliament in the autumn of that year.</p><p>The Department is also working with stakeholders from across the local government, health and social care sectors to develop workforce plans to ensure that implementation is a success.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 100336 100337 100338 question first answered 28/10/2020 16:50:36 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 53699 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Baroness Keeley

1241273

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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 Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish draft guidance on the operation of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	100336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government aims for full implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS), as set out in the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, for April 2022.</p><p>The Department is drafting a Code of Practice and secondary legislation for the implementation of LPS. Both will be subject to public consultation in spring 2021. Subject to the outcome of the consultation, the Government plans to lay the Code and regulations before Parliament in the autumn of that year.</p><p>The Department is also working with stakeholders from across the local government, health and social care sectors to develop workforce plans to ensure that implementation is a success.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 100335 100337 100338 question first answered 28/10/2020 16:50:36 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 53700 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Baroness Keeley

1241274

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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 Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to enact the changes contained in the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	100337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government aims for full implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS), as set out in the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, for April 2022.</p><p>The Department is drafting a Code of Practice and secondary legislation for the implementation of LPS. Both will be subject to public consultation in spring 2021. Subject to the outcome of the consultation, the Government plans to lay the Code and regulations before Parliament in the autumn of that year.</p><p>The Department is also working with stakeholders from across the local government, health and social care sectors to develop workforce plans to ensure that implementation is a success.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 100335 100336 100338 question first answered 28/10/2020 16:50:36 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 53701 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Baroness Keeley

1241275

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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 Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to enact Section 4 of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 relating to Codes of Practice.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	100338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government aims for full implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS), as set out in the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, for April 2022.</p><p>The Department is drafting a Code of Practice and secondary legislation for the implementation of LPS. Both will be subject to public consultation in spring 2021. Subject to the outcome of the consultation, the Government plans to lay the Code and regulations before Parliament in the autumn of that year.</p><p>The Department is also working with stakeholders from across the local government, health and social care sectors to develop workforce plans to ensure that implementation is a success.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 100335 100336 100337 question first answered 28/10/2020 16:50:36 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 53702 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Baroness Keeley

1329273

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2021
	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	Respite Care: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help ensure that unpaid carers have been able to take a break from their caring role during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	10310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises that access to breaks provides important support for people with care needs and their carers during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have provided approximately £1.8 billion in specific funding for adult social care. This includes the £1.35 billion Infection Control Fund, which has been used towards supporting day centres to re-open safely.</p><p>In addition, we have also supported the provision of respite within caring ‘bubbles’ ensuring that the COVID-19 restrictions allowed household mixing when providing care and respite for other carers. We have also provided over £2 billion this year to the Better Care Fund which local authorities can access to fund social care services in their areas including respite services.</p><p>No assessment has been made of providing an extra £50 is personal budgets to help carers access breaks from their caring. Local authorities are responsible for assessing individual’s eligibility for support as set out in the Care Act 2014. Carers have legal rights to an assessment of, and support for, their needs where eligible. Following the assessment, the local authority will decide if the carer is eligible for support. Support could be provided by the local authority, or in the form of a direct payment or personal budget.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 10311 question first answered 10/06/2021 13:59:10 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 5140 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Baroness Keeley

1329274

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2021
	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	Respite Care: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing an additional £50 per week to personal budgets for unpaid carers to help those carers access breaks from their caring responsibilities.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	10311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises that access to breaks provides important support for people with care needs and their carers during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have provided approximately £1.8 billion in specific funding for adult social care. This includes the £1.35 billion Infection Control Fund, which has been used towards supporting day centres to re-open safely.</p><p>In addition, we have also supported the provision of respite within caring ‘bubbles’ ensuring that the COVID-19 restrictions allowed household mixing when providing care and respite for other carers. We have also provided over £2 billion this year to the Better Care Fund which local authorities can access to fund social care services in their areas including respite services.</p><p>No assessment has been made of providing an extra £50 is personal budgets to help carers access breaks from their caring. Local authorities are responsible for assessing individual’s eligibility for support as set out in the Care Act 2014. Carers have legal rights to an assessment of, and support for, their needs where eligible. Following the assessment, the local authority will decide if the carer is eligible for support. Support could be provided by the local authority, or in the form of a direct payment or personal budget.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 10310 question first answered 10/06/2021 13:59:10 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 5134 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Baroness Keeley

1174839

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the National Quality Improvement Taskforce for children and young people’s mental health inpatient services' has to include the transition to adult services in its remit; and what steps the Taskforce will take to ensure service improvements are carried over to adult services.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	10342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The taskforce has been set up to ensure inpatient services deliver timely, safe and high quality care for children and young people, including a focus on well-planned discharge to home or other appropriate services.</p><p><br> Transition from inpatient child and young people’s services to adult services will be considered as part of this work with the aim of ensuring decisions are based on the individual needs and circumstances of the young person. This should ensure appropriate preparation for transition of the children and young people and cross-organisational preparation for appropriate receipt into adult services.</p><p><br> <br></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 04/02/2020 16:46:28 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Baroness Keeley

1548774

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2022
	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	Autism and Learning Disability: Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the (a) spend and (b) development of appropriate community services under the Building the Right Support Action Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	104114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>The Building the Right Support Delivery Board is responsible for monitoring the commitments made in the Action Plan. In 2022/23, we are providing an additional £90 million to develop community support and for discharge for those with a learning disability and autistic people, including £21 million for the Community Discharge Grant.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England provides guidance, support and investment to local areas to commission community services for those with a learning disability and autistic people in line with Building the Right Support and the national service model. NHS England continues to work with other organisations to ensure appropriate plans are in place for this investment. The Building the Right Support Delivery Board has established a task and finish group to review how national oversight of National Health Service and local authority spending related to Building the Right Support can be improved.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 12/12/2022 12:18:39 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 41011 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Baroness Keeley

1548775

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2022
	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	Autism and Learning Disability: Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the potential merits of providing specific preventative support for (a) people with learning disabilities and (b) autistic people who are at risk of coming into contact with the criminal justice system.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	104115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care regularly discusses a range of issues with Cabinet colleagues. The Building the Right Support Action Plan, published 14 July 2022, includes actions to reduce the number of those with a learning disability and autistic people in inpatient care under Part III of the Mental Health Act 1983 and to improve support for people at all stages of the criminal justice system. The Ministry of Justice is working with NHS England to understand the role of liaison and diversion services in the initial stages of the criminal justice pathway.</p><p> </p><p>Under the proposed Mental Health Act reforms, commissioners will have a duty to ensure there is an understanding of the risk of crisis of individuals in the area and there are sufficient community-based services for those with a learning disability and autistic people at risk of admission under Part II of the Act.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 12/12/2022 12:25:35 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 41012 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Baroness Keeley

1548776

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2022
	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	Autism and Learning Disability: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of (a) autistic children and (b) children with learning disabilities in inpatient units.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	104116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>The ‘Building the Right Support Action Plan’, published 14 July 2022, sets out actions to reduce reliance on inpatient care by strengthening community support. The NHS Long Term Plan committed to ensuring children and young people with a learning disability and autistic children with the most complex needs will have a designated keyworker by 2023/24. The keyworker programme was developed and tested in 13 pilot sites and the service is now operational in 26 integrated care boards. By March 2023, there will be a keyworker service in all areas.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 12/12/2022 12:28:20 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 41013 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Baroness Keeley