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1682022

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date	15/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Abortion: Demonstrations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had recent discussions with the providers of abortion services that are outside safe access zones and are affected by protesters.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	9383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government has launched a public consultation on the non-statutory guidance for Safe Access Zones. This consultation is open to all interested parties who wish to make their views known, including abortion service providers and health professionals.</p><p>The consultation will close at 11.59pm on 22 January 2024 and is available online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/abortion-clinic-safe-access-zones-non-statutory-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/abortion-clinic-safe-access-zones-non-statutory-guidance</a>.</p><p>As Home Secretary, I am committed to ensuring that women in England and Wales feel safe and protected whilst exercising their legal right to access abortion services and I am confident that this guidance will support the effective introduction of Safe Access Zones.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 19/01/2024 14:34:53 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1682053

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Nitrous Oxide: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of measures taken by the police to tackle nitrous oxide use in the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	9385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The government controlled nitrous oxide as a Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 on 8 November last year. We are keeping implementation of the ban under review with police forces and key stakeholders.</p><p>The government is aware of early successes from law enforcement partners, including the first conviction under the new law this month. The government has committed to publish a review of the effect of the control of nitrous oxide under the 1971 Act.</p><p>This will be a broad-ranging assessment of the effect of control and will be published three years from the date of its control in November 2026.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 22/01/2024 17:32:12 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1682057

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
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	Healthy Start Scheme
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 she has made of the ability of low-income families to access the NHS Healthy Start scheme.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	9386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The Healthy Start scheme helps to encourage a healthy diet for pregnant women, babies and young children under four from low-income households who are in receipt of qualifying benefits. In December 2023, uptake for the Healthy Start scheme was 73%.</p><p>Systems are in place to help eligible families apply for and access the scheme. The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is committed to increasing uptake of the Healthy Start scheme as much as possible to ensure all children have a healthy start in life. NHSBSA actively promotes the Healthy Start scheme through its digital channels and has created free tools to help stakeholders promote the scheme. There is an online application process, allowing for quick outcomes to applications, as well as a helpline to assist with the application process or general questions.</p><p>The eligibility criteria for the Healthy Start scheme are kept under continuous review.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/01/2024 09:35:39 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1682060

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
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	Social Prescribing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of social prescribing; and whether her Department issues guidance on which models provide the most effective treatment.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	9387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>As a relatively new programme, the evidence base around nationally linked social prescribing is still evolving and robust quantitative evidence is limited. However, a growing body of work is suggestive of positive effects. The Department continues to work to understand the effectiveness of social prescribing to enhance physical and mental health and wellbeing, building on existing positive local evidence.</p><p> </p><p>The Department of Health and Social Care works on the Green Social Prescribing programme established with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to increase the use and connection to the natural environment to tackle mental ill health. The Department of Health and Social Care funds the evaluation and research element including research studies into angling and outdoor swimming.</p><p>The Department funds via grant the National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP). Their role is to support and promote social prescribing at a local and national level and develop the evidence base. A range of research into the effectiveness of social prescribing published by NASP is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/read-the-evidence/" target="_blank">https://socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/read-the-evidence/</a></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/01/2024 09:39:52 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe