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1105060

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2019
	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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to support children living with alcohol-dependent parents.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	910044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Alcohol addiction has a devastating impact on individuals and their families and it is unacceptable that children bear the brunt of their parents’ condition.</p><p>This is why we have set up a £6 million three-year programme to improve outcomes for vulnerable children living with alcohol dependent parents.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 26/03/2019 14:04:44 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1487446

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2022
	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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
	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 policy paper entitled The Government’s Alcohol Strategy, published on 23 March 2012, CM 8336, whether his Department plans to publish a new strategy to help tackle (a) the number of deaths and (b) the cost to society due to harmful alcohol consumption.
	tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
	uin	32514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>There are no current plans to publish a new alcohol strategy. However, we continue to address the harms caused by alcohol misuse including through establishing specialist alcohol care teams in hospitals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 15/07/2022 13:02:24 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1186752

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2020
	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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
	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 oral contribution of the Minister of Care of 17 March 2020, Official Report column 274-275WH, when the roundtable on low and no alcohol products will meet; and how many public health experts will be invited to take part; and which other organisations (a) have been and (b) will be invited.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	32675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>Plans to hold a roundtable meeting on low and no alcohol products have been put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic taking Government priority. The Department, Public Health England and representatives from the alcohol industry will meet at a later date to discuss proposals outlined in the prevention Green Paper on how industry can deliver a significant increase in the availability of alcohol-free and low-alcohol products by 2025.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 27/04/2020 14:21:27 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1238865

	registered interest
	date	28/09/2020
	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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
	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 September 2020 report by the Commission on Alcohol Harm, whether she plans to publish a new alcohol strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Tynemouth
	tabling member printed	Sir Alan Campbell
	uin	96776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling health harms from alcohol and supporting the most vulnerable at risk from alcohol misuse. Action on alcohol abuse continues through commitments in the Prevention Green Paper, the NHS Long Term Plan, funding to support children of alcohol dependent parents, and action to reduce alcohol-related crime. This wide-ranging approach negates the need for a separate stand-alone alcohol strategy.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 10/11/2020 11:57:47 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	529 label Biography information for Sir Alan Campbell

1386927

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2021
	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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
	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 Policy paper entitled From harm to hope: A 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives published on 6 December 2021, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of producing an alcohol strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	90865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made. However, the commissioning and delivery of drug and alcohol treatment services is now almost entirely integrated in England. Therefore, the implementation of many aspects of the drug strategy will also benefit people seeking treatment for alcohol dependency, through mechanisms such as an improved commissioning standard, plans to increase the workforce and the treatment funding settlement. To support these improvements, the treatment system has been allocated £533 million over three years.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 20/12/2021 12:16:03 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 39475 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1672743

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2023
	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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
	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 paragraph 6.2 of the Government response to the Fifty-fourth report of Session 2022-23 from the Committee of Public Accounts on Alcohol treatment services, HC 1001, published on 21 July 2023, what her planned timetable is for publishing the substance misuse workforce strategic plan.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	3541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>The substance misuse workforce strategic plan will outline the actions needed in the next year, next three years, next five years and next 10 years to build back quality in the drug and alcohol workforce and develop a sustainable pipeline into the sector. It will be underpinned by a capability framework, which will provide new guidance on the knowledge and skills required for core roles amongst the drug and alcohol treatment and recovery workforce. It is being designed to be used alongside a newly developed workforce calculator.</p><p>There has been extensive engagement with the sector on the development of these products. The first part of the capability framework will be published by December 2023 and will be followed by the strategic plan. The workforce calculator is due to be published in spring 2024.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 3542 question first answered 30/11/2023 12:49:01 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1672741

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2023
	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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
	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 paragraph 5.3 of the Government response to the Fifty-fourth report of Session 2022-23 from the Committee of Public Accounts on Alcohol treatment services, HC 1001, published on 21 July 2023, what progress her Department has made on its toolkit for local authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	3539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) published a toolkit for local authorities in August 2023 to help local authorities compare treatment numbers to their estimated dependent populations and identify whether specific referral pathways need strengthening. The toolkit also contains guidance on good practice to reduce the level of unmet need and target priority or underserved groups.</p><p>Alongside the toolkit, two case studies were published on how local areas have taken successful action to reduce unmet need for alcohol treatment.</p><p>The toolkit is available to local commissioners and service providers in the restricted area of the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System website and has been accessed approximately 2,000 times each month since its launch. OHID continues to develop the toolkit report by adding components, including support for local authorities to improve pathways from the criminal justice system.</p><p>Other steps taken by OHID to support system improvement and the sharing of local best-practice include regional events and working groups for commissioners and service providers.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 3540 question first answered 30/11/2023 12:47:42 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1672742

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2023
	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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
	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 paragraph 4.3 of the Government response to the Fifty-fourth report of Session 2022-23 from the Committee of Public Accounts on Alcohol treatment services, HC 1001, published on 21 July 2023, what steps her Department has taken to identify opportunities to share best practice of alcohol treatment in local areas.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	3540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) published a toolkit for local authorities in August 2023 to help local authorities compare treatment numbers to their estimated dependent populations and identify whether specific referral pathways need strengthening. The toolkit also contains guidance on good practice to reduce the level of unmet need and target priority or underserved groups.</p><p>Alongside the toolkit, two case studies were published on how local areas have taken successful action to reduce unmet need for alcohol treatment.</p><p>The toolkit is available to local commissioners and service providers in the restricted area of the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System website and has been accessed approximately 2,000 times each month since its launch. OHID continues to develop the toolkit report by adding components, including support for local authorities to improve pathways from the criminal justice system.</p><p>Other steps taken by OHID to support system improvement and the sharing of local best-practice include regional events and working groups for commissioners and service providers.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 3539 question first answered 30/11/2023 12:47:42 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1672739

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2023
	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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
	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 paragraph 2.3 of the Government response to the Fifty-fourth report of Session 2022-23 from the Committee of Public Accounts on Alcohol treatment services, HC 1001, published on 21 July 2023, what progress she has made towards updating the estimated cost of alcohol to society; and what her planned timetable is for publishing that estimate.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	3537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>The Department updated the previous 2012 estimate to reflect inflation based on the latest available data. In 2021, the cost of alcohol to society was estimated at £25 billion. The Department has also initiated a longer-term piece of work to refine this estimate, beginning with a review of existing evidence of the impact of alcohol consumption on the National Health Service and labour market productivity.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 30/11/2023 12:51:20 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

963992

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
	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 page 28 of the Government's 2017 Drug Strategy, published in July 2017, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) potential benefits and disbenefits of the proposals to use locally retained business rates for the funding of alcohol treatment services and (b) effect of those proposals on the provision of such services in deprived areas.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	169387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>It is for individual local authorities to decide what resources to commit to different public health services, including alcohol treatment services, to meet the needs of their local populations.</p><p> </p><p>Under the current system of 50% retained business rates, local authorities that receive more in business rates income than their baseline funding level contribute through a tariff, which is used to top up local authorities that receive less business rates income than their baseline funding level.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been clear that under any future system there will continue to be redistribution of business rates between local authorities to take account of their relative needs.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/09/2018 16:11:00 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle