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967468

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	Postnatal Depression
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 23 July (HL9378), what steps they intend to take to address the under-diagnosis of maternal mental illness and, in particular, to ensure that those suffering from post-natal depression are diagnosed and able to access treatment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL9962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>This Government is committed to improving perinatal mental health services for women during pregnancy and in the first postnatal year, so that women are able to access the right care at the right time and close to home. The Department is investing £365 million from 2015/16 to 2020/21 in perinatal mental health services and NHS England is leading a transformation programme to ensure that, by 2020/21, at least 30,000 more women each year are able to access evidence-based specialist mental health care during the perinatal period.</p><p>A key aim of this transformation programme is to take a preventative approach wherever possible, including: earlier diagnosis and intervention; support for recovery; and reducing avoidable harm.</p><p>To drive forward change, NHS England is also investing in multidisciplinary perinatal mental health clinical networks across the country, which includes general practitioners as part of the networks. These clinical networks focus on collaborative working to develop local, integrated pathways and to support early identification of those at risk of mental illness in the perinatal period, to enable better outcomes for women in all communities.</p><p>Looking ahead, we are continuing to work with the National Health Service to develop a 10 year plan for the future of the health service, underpinned by a five-year funding offer which will see the NHS budget grow by over £20 billion a year in real terms by 2023-24. The NHS will work closely with Government to produce the plan, which will set out how the money will be used to deliver our vision for the health service and to ensure every penny is well spent.</p><p>The plan will be published later this year. Better access to mental health services is one of the priorities to help achieve the Government’s commitment for parity of esteem between mental and physical health. This will be a significant step forward towards improving, and continuing to deliver, high-quality mental health support services.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 17/09/2018 13:51:53 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

967469

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	Health Visitors
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many visits from a health visitor a new mother in England should receive in the three months after giving birth; what is the length of each visit; and how these visits are monitored.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL9963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>Health visitors undertake five mandated visits between the ages of zero to five. Three of these mandated visits occur during the first three months after birth which are the antenatal health visit, new baby review and six to eight-week assessment. The length of each visit will be entirely dependent on the individual needs of the mother and baby. Some families will require additional visits and support, the health visitor will use their professional judgement and public health expertise to determine need and support. Local authorities are responsible for commissioning health visiting services, local monitoring of service delivery and commissioning compliance should be undertaken locally as part of contract management.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 17/09/2018 13:56:16 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

967470

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	Health Visitors
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what training health visitors receive to enable them to identify incipient and actual cases of ante-natal depression, post-natal depression, and other maternal mental health issues.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL9964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>Health visitors are part of the nursing profession and regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Health visitors are qualified and registered nurses or midwives who have undertaken an approved training programme in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing - Health Visiting.</p><p>The NMC has the general function of promoting high standards of education and coordinating all stages of education to ensure that health visitors are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for professional practice, including continuous professional development (CPD). The NMC set the standards of education and training for the nursing profession expected at undergraduate and postgraduate level and approve curricula set by individual higher education institutes. In so doing, they set out the knowledge, skills and behaviours that both postgraduate and undergraduate nurses must be able to demonstrate.</p><p>CPD is a term used to describe a number of different training and development activities which may be required for the purposes of professional practice in the National Health Service. The NMC requires 35 hours of CPD relevant to scope of practice in the three year period since registration was last renewed, or joining the register.</p><p>The NMC are in the process of rewriting their standards. For example, in the new pre-registration nursing standards the NMC specify that registrants must have proficiencies in identifying risk and vulnerability, in all settings and across the lifespan and would expect post-natal depression to be included in the curriculum.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL9965 question first answered 17/09/2018 13:50:13 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

967472

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	Health Visitors
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what continuous professional development health visitors are required to undertake to enable them to identify incipient and actual cases of ante-natal depression, post-natal depression, and other maternal mental health issues.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL9965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>Health visitors are part of the nursing profession and regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Health visitors are qualified and registered nurses or midwives who have undertaken an approved training programme in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing - Health Visiting.</p><p>The NMC has the general function of promoting high standards of education and coordinating all stages of education to ensure that health visitors are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for professional practice, including continuous professional development (CPD). The NMC set the standards of education and training for the nursing profession expected at undergraduate and postgraduate level and approve curricula set by individual higher education institutes. In so doing, they set out the knowledge, skills and behaviours that both postgraduate and undergraduate nurses must be able to demonstrate.</p><p>CPD is a term used to describe a number of different training and development activities which may be required for the purposes of professional practice in the National Health Service. The NMC requires 35 hours of CPD relevant to scope of practice in the three year period since registration was last renewed, or joining the register.</p><p>The NMC are in the process of rewriting their standards. For example, in the new pre-registration nursing standards the NMC specify that registrants must have proficiencies in identifying risk and vulnerability, in all settings and across the lifespan and would expect post-natal depression to be included in the curriculum.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL9964 question first answered 17/09/2018 13:50:13 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

947563

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there will be a sustained focus on women and girls in developing countries in the forthcoming Department for International Development Spending Review.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL9846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2018 answer text <p>Gender equality is a top development priority and a top priority for the UK. Our manifesto and legislative commitments put girls and women at the heart of development and humanitarian spending. The process for agreeing Spending Review commitments will commence in the autumn, under a Treasury lead.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/07/2018 14:45:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

947094

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Meals: Meat
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 29 July (HL9377), what plans they have to ensure that parents of children at state schools who do not wish their children to eat meat from animals that have not been pre-stunned prior to slaughter have the same ability to identify such meat as those who wish their children to eat meat slaughtered using Halal and Shechita methods.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL9784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lady to the answer I gave on 20 July 2018 to<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;dept=60&amp;uin=hl9377" target="_blank"> HL9377</a>.</p><p>However, we have noted the noble Lady’s points on this issue and will monitor the situation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 26/07/2018 13:10:37 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

938071

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Meals: Meat
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 4 July, what action they will take to ensure that parents can prevent their children in state schools from being fed meat from animals slaughtered without pre-stunning.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL9377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>Head teachers, governors and their caterers are best placed to make decisions about their school food policies. We expect schools to act reasonably and to provide choices that take account of cultural, religious and special dietary needs. We also expect schools to work with parents in making appropriate arrangements.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 20/07/2018 10:42:33 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

938072

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
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	Pregnancy: Mental Illness
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to tackle the under-diagnosis of perinatal mental illness.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL9378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>This Government is committed to improving perinatal mental health services for women during pregnancy and in the first postnatal year, so that women are able to access the right care at the right time and close to home.</p><p>The Department is investing £365 million from 2015/16 to 2020/21 in perinatal mental health services, and NHS England is leading a transformation programme to ensure that by 2020/21 at least 30,000 more women each year are able to access evidence-based specialist mental health care during the perinatal period.</p><p>Over £1.2 million was provided in 2017 to enable the training of primary care, maternity and mental health staff to increase awareness and skills related to perinatal mental health.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 23/07/2018 14:04:39 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

928164

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Meals: Meat
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether meat from animals slaughtered without first being stunned is being served as part of school meals in local authority maintained schools.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL8818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>We do not collect this information.</p><p> </p><p>The Government sets out required minimum standards for school food in the School Food Standards to ensure that children are served healthy, nutritious meals at school. The standards do not specify food requirements in terms of cultural and religious needs.</p><p> </p><p>Head teachers, governors and their caterers are best placed to make decisions about their school food policies. We expect schools to act reasonably and to provide choices that take account of cultural, religious and special dietary needs. We also expect schools to work with parents in making appropriate arrangements. In particular, schools should consult with parents when making changes to school food provision and ensure that parents have access to information on the food provided. If parents are not happy with the food provided by the school, they can discuss this with the school and may consider using the schools complaints policy. We would expect any significant changes to school food to be discussed with parents.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 04/07/2018 12:11:55 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

916559

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress the Department for International Development is making for the current financial year in meeting its target of spending 50 per cent of its budget in fragile and conflict-affected states.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL8265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>DFID fully expects to spend at least 50% of its budget in fragile states and regions in the current financial year, as we have done every year since the commitment was made in 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 11/06/2018 15:34:53 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger