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1045876

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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	Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients
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 he has made of the effectiveness of the Mental Health Act 1983 in protecting the rights of people detained under that Act.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	211326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>It is the role of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to look at how health services in England are applying the Mental Health Act 1983 to make sure that patients’ human rights are being protected. As well as its regular inspections of services, the CQC publishes an annual report, monitoring the Mental Health Act, which summarises its findings on how the Act is being delivered.</p><p> </p><p>The latest report for 2016/17, which includes a chapter on protecting patients’ rights and autonomy, is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20190108_mhareport2017_amend_1.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20190108_mhareport2017_amend_1.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government commissioned a review of the Mental Health Act as we want to ensure that people with mental health problems receive the treatment and support they need when they need it, are treated with dignity, and that their liberty and autonomy is respected as far as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The independent Review of the Mental Health Act published its final report on 6 December 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has welcomed the report and will consider it and its recommendations in detail before responding in due course. We remain committed to reforming mental health law and will develop and bring forward legislation when Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 30/01/2019 17:53:08 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1007816

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
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	Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients: West Midlands
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 he has made of the effect of the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act on the rate of detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983 in Birmingham and Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	191976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Independent Review of the Mental Health Act will report before the end of the year. The Government will consider its findings and respond in due course. The Review will make recommendations to Government for how it should improve the Act, including considering what changes might be needed to reduce the number of detentions under the Act, but the Review itself was not commissioned to have a direct influence on legislation or practice.</p><p> </p><p>We have therefore made no assessment on the effect of the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act on the rate of detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 191977 192127 question first answered 23/11/2018 11:17:27 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1007817

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
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 Act 1983 Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timescale is for his Department to respond to the recommendations of the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	191977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Independent Review of the Mental Health Act will report before the end of the year. The Government will consider its findings and respond in due course. The Review will make recommendations to Government for how it should improve the Act, including considering what changes might be needed to reduce the number of detentions under the Act, but the Review itself was not commissioned to have a direct influence on legislation or practice.</p><p> </p><p>We have therefore made no assessment on the effect of the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act on the rate of detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 191976 192127 question first answered 23/11/2018 11:17:27 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

994206

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Green Paper on Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision, what steps he is taking to implement the national strategic partnership on mental health for 16 to 25-year-olds.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	183453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>Following an initial meeting with a cross section of stakeholders in May, the Cabinet Office has been working with the Department of Health and Social Care, the Department for Education and a range of other organisations to consider next steps in this area. We are pleased to support the launch of a new University Mental Health Charter in June 2018, aiming to drive up standards in promoting student and staff mental health and wellbeing. Universities will be awarded a new recognition for meeting improved standards.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 01/11/2018 16:54:28 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

994210

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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 assessment he has made of the effect of early intervention by mental health services on people with mental health issues.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	183456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The Five Year Forward View for Mental Health is at the heart of Government plans to transform mental health services and recognises early intervention as key to improving service user experiences and preventing the requirement for in-patient stays. Page 15 of the Five Year Forward View notes that:</p><p> </p><p>“Early intervention and quick access to good quality care is vital – especially for children and young people. Waiting times should be substantially reduced, significant inequalities in access should be addressed and support should be offered while people are waiting for care.”</p><p>Following publication of the Five Year Forward View, and in recognition of the value of early intervention, the Government agreed the following waiting times and access targets with NHS England.</p><p>- For accessing Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services 75% of referrals should be seen within six weeks and 95% should be seen within 18 weeks;</p><p>- For eating disorder services 95% of referrals should be seen within four weeks for routine cases and 95% of urgent referrals should be seen within one week; and</p><p>- For the Early Intervention in Psychosis programme 50% of people experiencing a first episode of psychosis should start a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommended package of care within two weeks of referral, rising to 60% by 2021.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 01/11/2018 16:44:36 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

935123

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
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 Illness: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what provisions are in place to support families of young people who have severe mental health issues.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	161239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>Families of young people who have severe mental health problems will receive different types of support, depending on the specific needs of that young person. This support will be commissioned locally and could include family therapy; provision of information about how to support the young person; support groups for parents and jointly agreed crisis plans.</p><p> </p><p>The degree of involvement in issues regarding treatment will need to take into account the preferences and wishes of the young person and the degree to which they have capacity to consent to parental involvement.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/07/2018 13:44:12 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

869482

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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: Refugees
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 steps his Department has taken to address the mental health needs of refugees.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	133996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>Anyone granted asylum, temporary protection or humanitarian protection under the Immigration Rules of section 3 of the Immigration Act 1971 is recognised as a refugee and able to access all health care services, including mental health care services, exempt from charges.</p><p> </p><p>If people experience symptoms of poor mental health, they can access evidence-based mental health treatment via their general practitioner (adults and children) or local (adult) Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services. For children and young people there will be locally agreed access arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>If further support, is needed, the National Health Service follows a stepped up model of care, whereby there is an assessment of need to in order to target the most specialist treatment at those displaying clinical symptoms.</p><p> </p><p>‘Commissioning mental health services for vulnerable adult migrants’ (February 2015), was co-produced by MIND and NHS England, with the aim of supporting NHS commissioners and providers to provide timely, good quality and person-centred mental health services for vulnerable migrants, in particular refugees and those seeking asylum.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 27/03/2018 12:08:15 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill