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800902

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to tackle opioid abuse in the homeless community.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	117461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government is investing £16 billion over the Spending Review period for local authorities (LAs) to spend on public health. LAs are responsible for making decisions on how to spend their local allocation but the public health grant conditions make it clear that they must have regard for the need to improve the take up of, and outcomes from, their drug and alcohol misuse treatment services. Public Health England guidance, developed with drug service providers, promotes the need for local authorities, commissioners and healthcare providers to work together to create systems and pathways that enable people who use drugs, including those who experience homelessness, to access services.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/12/2017 14:07:33 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

801009

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2017 to Question 113472, for what reasons the period from April 2010 to March 2013 was excluded from the total amount of money from the public purse spent on Talk to Frank since its creation.
	tabling member constituency	South Thanet
	tabling member printed	Craig Mackinlay
	uin	117568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>The Talk to FRANK service is currently operated by Public Health England (PHE), and the information supplied in response to Question 113472 was drawn from PHE financial records.</p><p> </p><p>During the period April 2010 to March 2013, the Talk to FRANK service was operated jointly by the Home Office and the Department of Health.</p><p> </p><p>In the 2017 report ‘An evaluation of the Government’s Drug Strategy 2010’, the Government spend on media and information activity under the Drug Strategy 2010, 2010/11 to 2014/15 (including on FRANK) is provided on page 73:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/628100/Drug_Strategy_Evaluation.PDF" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/628100/Drug_Strategy_Evaluation.PDF</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/12/2017 14:05:23 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Craig Mackinlay

800718

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of drug use disorders on Disability-Adjusted Life Years lost in each region of England for each year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	117339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>There has been no formal assessment of disability adjusted life years lost through drug use disorders broken down by regional level.</p><p> </p><p>An assessment of years of life lost through drug use disorders is available in the publication Changes in health in England, with analysis by English regions and areas of deprivation, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. It assesses the scale of health lost from diseases and injuries in 2013, and estimates the attributable impact of risk factors; data for drug use disorders is included. This report does not include a regional assessment of Disability Adjusted Life Years. It was published on 15 September and is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/burden-of-disease-study-for-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/burden-of-disease-study-for-england</a></p><p>This analysis was conceived and produced jointly by Public Health England and the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/12/2017 17:00:05 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

806115

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to tackle drug addiction.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	119316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) is working closely with the Department of Health and other government departments to support the Drug Strategy and its ambition for recovery by enhancing treatment quality and improving outcomes through tailored interventions for different user groups. The Drug Strategy is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drug-strategy-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drug-strategy-2017</a></p><p>PHE will support local areas to ensure the right interventions are given to people according to their needs. PHE will also support local areas to deliver an enhanced joined-up approach to commissioning and delivery of the wide range of services, in addition to treatment, that are essential to supporting every individual to live a life free from drugs and dependence.</p><p> </p><p>We know recovery is only achievable through a partnership-based approach with action taken across a range of services, particularly housing, employment and mental health.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 21/12/2017 16:43:12 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

800464

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the publication in 2016 by the ONS of statistics showing the highest rate of drug-related deaths amongst women since records began in 1993, what steps they have taken to tackle the specific issues faced by female drug misusers and to reduce any barriers to accessing treatment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patel of Bradford
	uin	HL3851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government is investing over £16 billion over the Spending Review period for local authorities (LAs) to spend on public health. LAs are responsible for making decisions on how to spend their local allocation but the public health grant conditions make it clear that they must have regard for the need to improve the take up of, and outcomes from, their drug and alcohol misuse treatment services.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England supports LAs to commission effective drug and alcohol prevention and treatment services to meet the needs of their local population, and in working to reduce drug related deaths. This includes guidance developed with drug service providers with a focus on ensuring that women can access quality drug treatment and recovery services and interventions. A copy of <em>Improving Clinical Responses to Drug-Related Deaths: A summary of best practice and innovations from drug treatment providers</em> is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 14/12/2017 14:41:23 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name Improving-clinical-responses-to-DRDs-August-2017.pdf title Improving Clinical Responses
	tabling member	3798 label Biography information for Lord Patel of Bradford

803007

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December to Question 117339 on Drugs: Misuse, what research has been commission on the effect of drug use disorders on Disability-Adjusted Life Years lost in each region of England by (a) his Department, (b) the NHS, and (c) Public Health England in each of the last 7 years; and whether such data is shared with the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	118427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>No research on the effects of drug use disorders on Disability-Adjusted Life Years lost in each region of England has been commissioned by the Department, the National Health Service or Public Heath England in the last seven years.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 13/12/2017 15:35:55 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane