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1581380

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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, when he will make a decision on future funding plans for NHS Wellbeing Hubs.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	133773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The staff mental health and wellbeing hubs were set up in October 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, using additional non-recurrent funding until the end of 2022/23. A final decision is yet to be made on the funding of these hubs for 2023/24.</p><p>Data is not held on the cost or usage of the staff mental health and wellbeing hubs.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 133774 133775 question first answered 03/02/2023 13:04:46 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 51907 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1581385

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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, with reference to the Written Statement of 23 January on Mental Health Update, HCWS512, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of ways in which the Government could reduce the need for mental health crisis services.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	133778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>We recognise the benefits to people of avoiding a mental health crisis by ensuring that they get the mental health support they need as soon as possible through prevention, early intervention and community-based mental health services. We keep this under continuous assessment in conjunction with NHS England through the implementation of the community mental health framework and the other mental health ambitions in the NHS Long Term Plan.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the responses we received to our call for evidence to inform our mental health plans have been analysed and will be considered as part of the development of mental health policies in the Major Conditions Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 01/02/2023 17:42:14 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1581386

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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, with reference to the Written Statement of 23 January on Mental Health Update, HCWS512, whether he has made an assessment of the potential benefits of investment in (a) talking therapy and (b) other preventative mental health services.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	133779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>We continue to invest in National Health Service talking therapy services so that people can access a range of evidence-based psychological therapies approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. The NHS Long Term Plan committed an additional £2.3 billion a year to expand and transform NHS mental health services in England by 2023/24. This includes the ambition to increase access to NHS talking therapy services to cover a total of 1.9 million adults and older adults.</p><p> </p><p>An independent report by the Centre for Mental Health has demonstrated the impact of social approaches to preventing and promoting better mental health at a local level. To address the mental health impacts arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and reduce mental health inequalities, the £15 million Better Mental Health Fund invested in 314 local projects promoting better mental health and wellbeing in 40 of the most deprived local authority across England in 2021/22.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the responses we received to our call for evidence to inform our mental health plans have been analysed and will be considered as part of the development of mental health policies in the Major Conditions Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 01/02/2023 17:36:00 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1580938

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the Mental Health Act 1983, what plans they have to increase the capacity of (1) places of safety, (2) section 136 suites, and (3) crisis care units, in each Integrated Care Board area in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL5060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>On 23 January 2023, we set out details on how £150 million of capital investment, first announced at the 2021 Spending Review, will be used to improve mental health urgent and emergency care infrastructure. This includes funding for 150 schemes across the country on a fair shares basis, reaching all 42 integrated care boards.</p><p>This will support the building and expanding of capacity for health-based places of safety, section 136 suites and mental health assessment, care and treatment units. It will also support crisis cafes, crisis houses and broader improvements to crisis lines and accident and emergency departments, as well as the procurement of up to 100 specialised mental health ambulances over the next two years. This will provide care in more appropriate spaces for those experiencing a mental health crisis and will reduce pressure on wider parts of the healthcare system.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 02/02/2023 16:10:11 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

1580353

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
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, with reference to the Written Statement of 23 January on Mental Health Update, HCWS512, how many places of safety will be new.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	131344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. NHS England are leading the centralised procurement of the up to 100 mental health ambulances as part of the £150 million capital investment detailed on Monday 23 January at a total cost of £7 million. This total cost is based on a national co-designed specification and benchmark averages.</p><p>The £150 million capital investment is also already supporting over 25 schemes which will provide new or improved health-based places of safety and Section 136 suites. Further allocations from the funding are currently being considered by NHS England.</p><p>Staffing requirements, training needs, and management arrangements for mental health urgent and emergency care will vary depending on the services and facilities provided in local areas. We are supporting the mental health workforce including through the ambition to deliver an additional 27,000 mental health staff by the end of 2023/24.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 131342 131343 131345 question first answered 30/01/2023 09:20:30 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1580354

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
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, with reference to the Written Statement of 23 January on Mental Health Update, HCWS512, whether existing staff will be expected to cover multiple spaces; and what the arrangements for management of spaces will be.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	131345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. NHS England are leading the centralised procurement of the up to 100 mental health ambulances as part of the £150 million capital investment detailed on Monday 23 January at a total cost of £7 million. This total cost is based on a national co-designed specification and benchmark averages.</p><p>The £150 million capital investment is also already supporting over 25 schemes which will provide new or improved health-based places of safety and Section 136 suites. Further allocations from the funding are currently being considered by NHS England.</p><p>Staffing requirements, training needs, and management arrangements for mental health urgent and emergency care will vary depending on the services and facilities provided in local areas. We are supporting the mental health workforce including through the ambition to deliver an additional 27,000 mental health staff by the end of 2023/24.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 131342 131343 131344 question first answered 30/01/2023 09:20:30 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1579737

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
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 steps he is taking to ensure that integrated care systems have appropriate in-area, regulated mental health residential services available for patient use.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	129930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>It is for integrated care systems to work with partner organisations to plan and make provision for services in their area, both within the National Health Service and with local authorities and help deliver more person-centred and preventative care, including supporting those with long-term conditions or mental health issues.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 26/01/2023 17:49:52 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1579800

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
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, whether funding for all 40 NHS Wellbeing Hubs will continue beyond March 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	129942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The staff mental health and wellbeing hubs were set up in October 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, using additional non-recurrent funding until 2022/23. A final decision is yet to be made on the funding of these hubs for 2023/24.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 30/01/2023 17:22:35 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1568226

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
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 steps his Department is taking to improve the quality of independent reviews of seclusion and long-term segregation under the Mental Health Act Code of Practice.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	126572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>The current Code of Practice requires that a series of reviews are undertaken when a patient is placed in seclusion or segregation, of which some must be independent. We are currently in the process of reforming the Mental Health Act and will revise its Code of Practice accordingly. As part of this, we will review this chapter of the code to ensure that it reflects best practice, including for people with a learning disability and autistic people.</p><p>The draft Mental Health Bill was published in June 2022 and is currently undergoing pre-legislative scrutiny by a Joint Committee. The Committee published its recommendations on 19 January 2023 and we will introduce the Bill when parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 23/01/2023 15:44:12 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1567500

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
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, when he plans to publish his Department's response to the consultation on its Mental health and wellbeing plan, which closed on 7 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	125277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion on 15 November 2022 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-08/82233" target="_blank">82233</a>.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/01/2023 12:51:09 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy