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1144144

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve dementia care research and support for carers of people with dementia across the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
	uin	HL17632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government’s Dementia 2020 Challenge aims to make England the best country in the world for dementia care, support, awareness and research. The Government is committed to supporting research into dementia to find a disease-modifying treatment by 2025, and to help people with dementia live well with the condition. People participating in research are central to this effort, as are the health and social care staff who support their participation.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We expect all people who are newly diagnosed with dementia, and their carers, to receive information on opportunities to take part in research into dementia. By 2020, we expect all relevant staff to have received appropriate dementia training. This should include training relevant staff to be able to signpost interested individuals towards research via the Join Dementia Research service. We are also currently exploring options for increasing take-up of the more advanced Tier 2 training to everyone who needs it.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We are committed to supporting carers to provide care in ways that protect and preserve their own health and wellbeing. In June 2018, we published the Carers Action Plan, a cross-Government programme of targeted work, including a £5 million Carers Innovation Fund to encourage innovative and creative ways of supporting carers. In addition, we are working with local government on a sector-led improvement programme of work focused on the implementation of the Care Act 2014 duties for carers.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The usual practice of the NIHR is not to ring-fence funds for expenditure on particular topics such as dementia. Research proposals in all areas compete for the funding available. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health including dementia. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality. In all disease areas, the amount of the NIHR’s funding depends on the volume and quality of scientific activity.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The NIHR funding for dementia research was £43.0 million in 2017/18, having increased from £27 million in 2013/14. Government spending overall on dementia research is running ahead of the Government’s 2020 Dementia Challenge commitment to maintain this at £300 million over five years. The total in 2017/18 was £82.5 million; £43 million via the NIHR, £36.3 million via the Medical Research Council and £3.2 million via the Economic and Social Research Council.</ins></p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 09/09/2019 16:58:38 question first ministerially corrected 30/09/2019 10:59:42 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford previous answer version 135712 answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1220765

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2020
	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	Alzheimer's Disease: Carers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that those who care for a family member with Alzheimer’s disease are fully supported.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
	uin	HL6473
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2020 answer text <p>We recognise the crucial role that unpaid carers play in supporting people with Alzheimer’s disease.</p><p>The Government published the Carers Action Plan 2018 – 2020: Supporting carers today which sets out a cross-Government programme of targeted work to support all carers in England over two years until the end of this summer.</p><p>The Action Plan puts a focus on practical actions to support carers, recognising and supporting unpaid carers to provide care in a way that protects their own health and wellbeing, employment and other life chances. A copy of the Action Plan is attached.</p><p>A final report on the Action Plan will be produced later this year and, alongside this report, the Government will consider next steps.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 22/07/2020 13:35:13 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1227841

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2020
	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: Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the treatment of young people with mental health conditions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
	uin	HL7218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>We remain committed to investing at least £2.3 billion of extra funding a year into mental health services by 2023-24 through the NHS Long Term Plan. This funding underpins our aim for an additional 345,000 children and young people able to access support through National Health Service-funded services or school and college-based mental health support teams.</p><p>We also remain committed to delivering the core proposals of <em>Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision: a green paper</em>, including the introduction of senior leads in mental health and mental health support teams in schools and colleges, as well as the piloting of a four-week waiting time for specialist NHS services, so that there is swifter access for those children and young people that need it.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 06/08/2020 15:36:08 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1227842

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2020
	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	Drugs: Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to safeguard young people by preventing the use of controlled drugs.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
	uin	HL7219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s Drug Strategy is clear that we are committed to reducing the number of young people using drugs. Our approach combines universal action with targeted action for those most at risk or already misusing drugs and includes investing in a range of evidence-based programmes. This includes developing its ‘Talk to FRANK’ service, continuing to develop and promote the ‘Rise Above’ digital hub and developing school-based prevention resources to support the roll out of Relationship, Sex and Health Education from September 2020. This material uses evidence-based approaches to give children and young people the resilience and critical thinking skills needed to support decisions around drug use.</p><p>One of the themes of part two of Dame Carol Black’s review of drugs will be preventing drug use by young people, in addition to supporting their treatment and recovery.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 01/09/2020 12:29:46 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1227843

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2020
	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	Health Services and Social Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for future (1) funding, and (2) planning, arrangements in the health and social care sector.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
	uin	HL7220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/08/2020 answer text <p>The Government is delivering on its historic five-year National Health Service settlement. The NHS budget will increase by £33.9 billion a year in cash terms by 2023-24 (compared to 2018-19), reflecting that the NHS is this Government’s top domestic spending priority and helping to fund the NHS Long Term Plan.</p><p>As regards social care funding, the Government provided councils with access to an additional £1.5 billion for adult and children’s social care in 2020/21 on top of maintaining £2.5 billion of existing social care grants. This was to support local authorities to meet rising demand and continue to stabilise the social care system. In addition, we have now made £3.7 billion available to local authorities so they can address pressures on local services caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, including in adult social care.</p><p>On 21 July the Chancellor launched the 2020 Comprehensive Spending Review which will set out the Government’s spending plans for health and social care for future years.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 20/08/2020 11:38:18 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1246838

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2020
	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	Breast Cancer
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what research they have commissioned into the UK's success rate at treating breast cancer compared with other countries, namely in Europe.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
	uin	HL9642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>It is difficult to compare data in England to other countries, including countries in Europe, in a meaningful way due to time lag on data being published, and issues with data completeness.</p><p>Despite this, a 2019 CONCORD study shows that breast cancer deaths are falling faster in Britain than in the rest of Europe as diagnosis and treatment improves. Death rates this year will be below the European Union average after a 18% drop in little more than half a decade, according to comparisons that suggest the National Health Service’s focus on better organisation, screening and care has paid dividends.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 10/12/2020 14:31:22 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1257397

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2020
	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	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Health Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder they have supported in 2020.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
	uin	HL10957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2020 answer text <p>The data requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 11/12/2020 13:55:45 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1307644

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	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	Diabetes: Health Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much was spent on diabetes services in England in 2019/20.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
	uin	HL14740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2021 answer text <p>Information on total diabetes spend is not collected or held centrally as most services for people living with diabetes is commissioned locally.</p><p>To date NHS England has invested approximately £120 million of transformation funding into local services to target variation and improve performance in the treatment and care of people living with diabetes since 2017/18.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 23/04/2021 12:34:30 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1307648

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that those designated as clinically extremely vulnerable do not have to travel more than 115 miles to receive their COVID-19 vaccine.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
	uin	HL14743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>In England, more than 98% of the population are currently within 10 miles of a vaccine site. Many of those who are designated as clinically extremely vulnerable are able to receive their vaccines at these sites. This is informed by advice from their general practitioner and community teams and agreement with their family and/or carer to facilitate this process.</p><p>In a small number of highly rural areas, vaccines are provided by mobile units and those who are housebound or in a nursing home would receive their vaccines from roving vaccination teams.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 20/04/2021 15:08:39 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1355593

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2021
	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	NHS Covid Pass
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to work with (1) the Northern Ireland Executive, (2) the Scottish Government, and (3) the Welsh Government, to ensure cooperation between the COVID Pass Services in each constituent part of the UK; and in particular to coordinate arrangements for people who have had one dose of the vaccine in one constituent part of the UK and the other dose in another.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
	uin	HL2696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2021 answer text <p>We regularly engage with the devolved administrations to ensure NHS COVID Pass interoperability. Bi-directional live vaccine data flows have been established by NHS Digital with Wales and Scotland, which update both general practitioner records and NHS COVID Pass status. There is currently no data sharing process in place with Northern Ireland, although we are aiming to put this in place as soon as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 07/10/2021 12:27:29 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
	tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore