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833840

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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	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 plans his Department has to facilitate collaboration between NHS and local authority mental health service providers.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	125598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>In 2016, National Health Service organisations came together to form 44 sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) covering the whole of England, and set out their proposals to improve health and care for patients.</p><p> </p><p>In some areas, an STP will evolve to form an accountable care system (ACS), a new type of even closer collaboration. In an ACS, NHS organisations, in partnership with local councils and others, take collective responsibility for managing resources, delivering NHS standards, and improving the health of the population they serve.</p><p> </p><p>Local services can provide better and more joined-up care for people when different organisations work together in this way. This is particularly important for mental health service users who often have a range of mental, physical and social needs.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 02/02/2018 11:56:39 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

833841

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Gender Dysphoria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to (a) reduce instances of attempted suicide and (b) improve the mental health in respect of prisoners diagnosed with gender dysphoria.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	125599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>In 2016 we reviewed the care and management of transgender offenders and a new instruction and guidance for staff was published and became operational in January 2017. Transgender prisoners are viewed as an ‘at-risk’ group in terms of suicide and self-harm. Assessment Care in Custody Team (ACCT) procedures are used for any prisoner at risk of suicide or self-harm. In March 2017 we issued guidance to prison staff about the risks and triggers for self-harm in this group, along with more general advice, to enable them better to support transgender prisoners.</p><p> </p><p>Where a prisoner has a diagnosis of gender dysphoria a local transgender case board will be convened within three days of their reception to agree a tailored approach to their wider care and management, including their health and social care needs.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 02/02/2018 14:13:07 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

833842

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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	Social Services: Yorkshire and the Humber
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 ensure the adequacy of availability of social care beds in Yorkshire and the Humber.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	125600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>Commissioning social care is a matter for local authorities who are best placed to understand the needs of local people and communities, and how best to meet them. This includes understanding local needs for residential and nursing care home beds. For this reason, the Care Act 2014 placed duties on local authorities to shape their local markets so that there is an adequate supply of provision which ensures all adult social care service users have a choice of high quality services.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has given councils access to additional funding to enable them to support more people and sustain a diverse adult social care market.</p><p> </p><p>Councils in England will receive an additional £2 billion for social care over the three years from 2017/18, with £1 billion available in 2017/18. Overall the Government has given councils access of up to £9.25 billion more dedicated funding between 2017/18 and 2019/20.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 02/02/2018 12:03:12 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

833843

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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	Mental Health Services: Transgender People
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 he has made of the adequacy of mental health care provision for transgender teenagers.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	125601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The National Health Service is providing new services to support transgender children and young people. The Gender Identity Development Service is a national specialist service directly commissioned by NHS England, based in London and Leeds. It is for children and young people up to 18 years of age, and their families, who experience difficulties in the development of their gender identity.</p><p> </p><p>The service is holistic and tailored to the needs of the individual and the family. Young people are seen individually and with their families for assessment and psychosocial intervention by members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team which includes psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy and social work.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is aware that transgender people have a higher reported incidence of mental ill health, attempted suicide and self-harm. The Government published ‘Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision: a green paper’ on 4 December 2017. This green paper sets out an ambitious set of proposals to transform support for all children and young people’s mental health, including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 125246 question first answered 02/02/2018 12:01:55 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

833844

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons the level of reported sanctions is higher in universal credit areas than in areas which provide on existing benefits.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	125602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>There are differences between sanctions policy in Universal Credit and other benefits. It is for this reason that the sanction rate in Universal Credit cannot be compared with the sanction rate in, for example, JSA.</p><p>For instance, under JSA if a claimant fails to attend a Work Coach meeting, after 5 days without making contact they would have their claim closed.</p><p>Under Universal Credit, if a claimant fails to attend a meeting with their Work Coach, their case is referred to a Decision Maker and they may be sanctioned if they are unable to provide good reason for not meeting the terms of their Claimant Commitment. However their claim remains open, as a claimant may have additional elements to their claim that they rely on, such as those for housing or children. If they are sanctioned, an amount equal to their standard allowance is reduced, but they continue to receive an award for any other elements they might be entitled to, subject to earnings and other deductions. Accordingly, the number of sanctions are higher in Universal Credit.</p><p>The policy intent behind this difference is not to sanction more people but to ensure that all payment is not terminated, and that other elements continue to be paid while we investigate the reason for the loss of contact with the claimant.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 02/02/2018 14:29:02 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

832913

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Personal Independence Payment: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the implication for her policies are of the High Court ruling of 21 December 2017, RF v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	125229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the statement made by myself, <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2018-01-30/debates/F35E85CB-FF67-467E-AD63-1C13EB1EC32B/PIPBackPayments" target="_blank">Official Report</a>, 30 January 2018, Column 704.</p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions will not be appealing this judgment. The Department will therefore implement the Upper Tribunal judgment in MH.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 01/02/2018 17:42:07 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

832928

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Forests: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has plans to work together with local authorities and charities in the North of England to engage young people in the (a) design, (b) planning and (c) construction of the Northern Forest.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	125244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The development of the Northern Forest is being led by the Woodland Trust and Community Forests who will manage engagement with local stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Forest will deliver accessible community woodland to a large swathe of England. This area has an increasing population, meaning that future generations will benefit from this new forest.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/02/2018 11:23:12 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

832930

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Mental Health Services: Transgender People
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 provision of mental health support for young people who identify as transgender.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	125246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The National Health Service is providing new services to support transgender children and young people. The Gender Identity Development Service is a national specialist service directly commissioned by NHS England, based in London and Leeds. It is for children and young people up to 18 years of age, and their families, who experience difficulties in the development of their gender identity.</p><p> </p><p>The service is holistic and tailored to the needs of the individual and the family. Young people are seen individually and with their families for assessment and psychosocial intervention by members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team which includes psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy and social work.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is aware that transgender people have a higher reported incidence of mental ill health, attempted suicide and self-harm. The Government published ‘Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision: a green paper’ on 4 December 2017. This green paper sets out an ambitious set of proposals to transform support for all children and young people’s mental health, including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 125601 question first answered 02/02/2018 12:01:55 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

832976

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Per Capita Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will take steps to reduce the difference in the amount spent per person between (a) London and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber on transport infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	125292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Investment decisions are made based on a rigorous and fair appraisal process that ensures spending goes to the projects and programmes where it is most needed and delivers greatest value-for-money for taxpayers and passengers. For these reasons, the Department does not allocate funding to transport on a ‘per head of population’ basis. Moreover, recent analysis by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) suggests that central government transport investment is relatively balanced across regions.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 01/02/2018 12:19:55 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

832977

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Per Capita Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to take steps to ensure equality between regions on spending per person on transport infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	125293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Investment decisions are made based on a rigorous and fair appraisal process that ensures spending goes to the projects and programmes where it is most needed and delivers greatest value-for-money for taxpayers and passengers. For these reasons, the Department does not allocate funding to transport on a ‘per head of population’ basis.</p><p> </p><p>However, recent analysis by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority showed that planned central government transport investment is relatively balanced across regions. Between 17/18 and 20/21, the North will receive £1,039 per head, while the South will receive £1,029 per head.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 01/02/2018 12:15:10 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel