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1522649

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support people with mental illness who take regular absences from work.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	63127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) offer a range of support for those with mental health problems to stay in and return to work. This includes the Access to Work Mental Health Support Service, and Individual Placement Support for people with common mental health and/or physical health conditions.</p><p> </p><p>On 10<sup>th</sup> October 2022 (World Mental Health Day), we announced the expansion of a joint programme by DWP, DHSC, and NHS England. This extension will spend £122 million to expand the provision of Employment Advisers in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services across England (EAs in IAPT). This voluntary service will recruit an additional 700 employment advisers to support people with common mental health conditions to improve their mental health, whilst also helping them stay in or find work.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 63956 question first answered 26/10/2022 16:59:09 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1185306

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support people with mental disabilities (a) into and (b) to remain in employment.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Marco Longhi
uin	30042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to reducing the disability employment gap and seeing a million more disabled people in work by 2027.</p><p> </p><p>We help disabled people, including those with mental health conditions and learning disabilities, return to and stay in work through programmes including the Work and Health Programme, the new Intensive Personalised Employment Support Programme, Access to Work and Disability Confident.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/03/2020 12:13:08 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4789 label Biography information for Marco Longhi

1175628

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Employment: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 in protecting the rights of people with mental health conditions in the work place.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	11502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 contains strong protections against discrimination on grounds of disability and many mental health conditions will meet the Act’s definition of disability, meaning people with those conditions are protected from direct and indirect discrimination and harassment arising from their disability; and the victimisation provisions ensure that complaints can be brought without fear of adverse repercussion. This protection applies in the workplace and covers both employees and job applicants.</p><p>Beyond these core protections, tackling mental health issues in the workplace is a priority for the Government, and we are committed to legislate so that patients suffering from mental health conditions, including anxiety or depression, have greater control over their treatment and receive the dignity and respect they deserve.</p><p>Legislation is not the only solution however. It is important that employers make efforts to understand the issue of mental health and how they can help their staff manage such problems while doing their jobs. In November 2018, the Health and Safety Executive published updated guidance in this regard, which is available at: <strong><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/mental-health" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/mental-health</a></strong></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/02/2020 16:50:50 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1134604

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the proportion of people with long-term mental ill health who are in paid employment.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	268983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>An estimated 47% of people with a long-term mental health condition were in employment in 2018-19.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Estimates are derived from the Annual Population Survey (APS) for the year April 2018 to March 2019. The APS is a variant on the Labour Force Survey produced by the Office for National Statistics. Survey estimates may be subject sampling errors and reporting errors.</li><li>Estimates relate to people living in the UK aged 16-64 years.</li><li>Employment is defined according to National Statistics definitions, as used in the ONS’s monthly <em>Labour Market Overview</em> release, in line with internationally-agreed (ILO) guidelines.</li><li>A long-term health condition is defined as a physical or mental health condition or illness lasting or expected to last 12 months or more, in line with Government Statistical Service (GSS) Harmonised Principles. This includes those who are disabled (who report that their condition or illness reduces their ability to carry out day-to-day activities) and those who are not disabled.</li><li>Mental health conditions are defined as any condition reported by survey respondents under the categories “depression, bad nerves or anxiety” or “mental illness, phobias, panics or other nervous disorders”. People who report a long-term health condition but do not specify the type are excluded from this analysis.</li></ol> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 01/07/2019 13:29:37 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1134610

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Employment: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the proportion of public sector workers that have reported mental ill health in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	268986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 02/07/2019 12:43:05 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster attachment 1 file name PQ268986 (1) (1).pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1123131

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Employment: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress her Department has made in extending protection for people with mental health conditions; and what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of amending the Equality Act 2010 so that employees who experience fluctuating mental health conditions are better protected.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	247773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>We are considering the scope for further legislative protections for people with mental health conditions. This includes working with the Department for Health and Social Care to assess the merits of amending the Equality Act 2010, where this would improve protections for people with fluctuating mental health conditions.</p><p> </p><p>The Equality Act 2010 already protects people whose mental health conditions meet the definition of disability in the Act, specifically a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day to day activities’.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 09/05/2019 09:51:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1012453

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the effect of mental ill health on the economy.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	194626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>In January 2017, the Prime Minister commissioned Lord Dennis Stevenson and Paul Farmer, the Chief Executive of Mind, to conduct an independent review into how employers can better support all employees, including those with mental ill health or wellbeing, to remain in and thrive at work. <em>Thriving at Work: The Stevenson / Farmer review of mental health and employers</em> was published in October 2017.</p><p><br>The Government responded to <em>Thriving at Work</em> through the joint DWP and DHSC Work and Health Unit’s (WHU) <em>Improving Lives: The Future of Work, Health and Disability</em> on 30<sup>th</sup> November 2017. This response welcomed key recommendations from the review for employers to adopt a set of core and enhanced mental health standards and committed WHU to oversee progress across the review’s 40 recommendations that range from short term deliverables to longer term reform.</p><p> </p><p>Government is working with the authors of the review and key stakeholders across the public, private and voluntary sectors to ensure that employers of all sizes act to implement the core and enhanced standards and help them, and their employees, realise the benefits of healthy, inclusive workplaces. One of the actions we have taken is to work with partners, including employers, to develop a framework to support organisations to record and voluntarily report information on disability and mental health in the workplace. This framework was published on 22<sup>nd</sup> November 2018 and is aimed at large employers with 250 or more employees. The Government believes that transparency and reporting are effective levers in driving the culture change required to build a more inclusive society.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 27/11/2018 17:39:47 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

999251

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Employment: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many additional people with mental health conditions he expects will be in work by 2023-24 as a result of decisions taken in Budget 2018.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	186278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence-approved model of employment support designed to help individuals with severe and enduring mental illness (SMI) get into, and stay in work.</p><p> </p><p>United Kingdom IPS provision has grown in recent years and the Government is committed to a further expansion. In the 2018 Budget the Chancellor announced that the National Health Service will expand IPS services to help patients with SMI, benefitting 55,000 people by 2023-24.</p><p> </p><p>We are not able to forecast at this stage how many people will be supported to enter, or remain in work, or which parts of the country will see these outcomes as a result of this expansion of IPS. However, the IPS model is recognised both in the UK and internationally as the most effective way to help individuals with SMI find and keep a job.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 186281 question first answered 07/11/2018 12:48:36 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

999252

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the change in the employment rate between 2017-18 and 2023-24 for people with (a) schizophrenia, (b) bipolar disorder, (c) depression and (d) mental health conditions as a whole.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	186279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested in not available. The Department does not produce forecasts of employment for people with specific health conditions.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 05/11/2018 17:17:01 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

999394

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress her Department has made on implementing the recommendations of the report, Thriving at Work: a review of mental health and employers, published by her Department in October 2017.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	186308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government responded to <em>Thriving at Work: Stevenson/Farmer Review of mental health and employers</em> in the command paper <em>Improving Lives: The Future of Work, Health and Disability</em> which was published on 30<sup>th</sup> November 2017. The joint DWP and DHSC Work and Health Unit is now overseeing progress across 40 recommendations that range from short term deliverables to longer term reform.</p><p> </p><p>We have made significant progress on ensuring the public sector leads the way: the NHS is implementing the mental health standards through the new single NHS Workforce Health and Wellbeing Framework, which was published on 16<sup>th</sup> May 2018 and shared with NHS organisations, and the Civil Service has benchmarked all main government departments and their agencies/NDPBs against the core and enhanced mental health standards to identify best practice and areas requiring further action. We also held a Public Sector Summit on 18<sup>th</sup> July 2018 which brought together public sector leaders and experts to share best practice on mental health support and how the review’s recommendations are being implemented and championed.</p><p> </p><p>We have also been progressing a range of policy work on which we will report in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We have promoted the standards to private sector employers through a range of communication channels and supported Mind in the development of their mental health at work online gateway, but data on numbers of businesses who have adopted the core and enhanced standards is not held centrally. We will continue to work with key stakeholders across the public, private and voluntary sectors to ensure that employers of all sizes act to implement the core and enhanced standards and help them, and their employees, realise the benefits of healthy, inclusive workplaces.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 186309 186310 question first answered 05/11/2018 17:06:31 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger