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1679611

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
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	Unemployment: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the ONS release Rising ill-health and economic inactivity because of long-term sickness, UK: 2019 to 2023, dated 26 July 2023, how job coaches work with people self reporting (a) bad nerves and (b) anxiety.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	8123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2024 answer text <p>Work coaches are trained to consider claimant's circumstances and to tailor support according to their individual needs. Staff complete training that covers a wide range of circumstances, including when claimants disclose they are experiencing a range of mental health issues.</p><p> </p><p>The requirements any claimant is asked to meet will be clearly set out in their Claimant Commitment. All requirements are set in discussion with the claimant, tailored to their capability and circumstances, making them realistic and achievable.</p><p> </p><p>Work coaches are also signposted to tools, guidance, support and websites to effectively use resources from both internal and external sites. This ensures that they access the most up to date advice on a particular health condition. They also have access to information on services available in their local area and can signpost to relevant organisations for support.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 12/01/2024 12:41:03 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1679621

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
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	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 steps (a) her Department and (b) the NHS is taking to (i) manage and (ii) reduce the growth of (A) depression, (B) bad nerves and (C) anxiety in the working age population.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	8133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2024 answer text <p>We are investing £2.3 billion of additional funding a year by March 2024 compared to 2018/19 to expand and transform mental health services in England so that two million more people can get the mental health support that they need. This includes expanding NHS Talking Therapies for adults with common mental illness such as depression or anxiety, and including bad nerves.</p><p>The Spring 2023 Budget contained several packages that support mental health, including over £400 million to support the long-term sick and disabled to remain in or enter employment. This includes around £200 million for digital mental health, which is funding to modernise and digitise mental health services in England, providing wellness and clinical grade apps free at the point of use, pilot cutting-edge digital therapies and digitise the NHS Talking Therapies programme.</p><p>In addition, as announced at the 2023 Autumn Statement, we are further expanding and improving Talking Therapies from 2024/25 to 2028/29 so that an additional 384,000 people with anxiety or depression can benefit from accessing a course of treatment. The additional funding will also enable us to increase the average number of therapy sessions that each person can access, helping more people to recover.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 12/01/2024 12:02:33 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1679622

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
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	Mental Health Services: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information (a) her Department and (b) the NHS has collected on (i) interventions, (ii) strategies and (iii) policies that are successful at reducing levels of (A) depression, (B) bad nerves and (C) anxiety in the working age population.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	8134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2024 answer text <p>Considerable progress has been made in developing effective psychological therapies for these conditions. This progress has been recognised by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) which now recommends psychological therapies as first choice interventions for depression and anxiety disorders, including bad nerves. Individuals who are seen within NHS Talking Therapies services can expect to receive a course of NICE-recommended psychological therapy from an appropriately trained individual. Services are delivered using a stepped-care model, which works according to the principle that people should be offered the least intrusive intervention appropriate for their needs first.</p><p>In 2021/22, over 1.2 million people were able to access NHS Talking Therapies services. This expansion was the result of training and deploying thousands of new psychological therapists and practitioners, as well as providing additional training modules for existing therapists. The recovery rate was 50% in 2021/22. The 2023 Autumn Statement invested further in NHS Talking Therapies. This will increase the number of sessions per course of Talking Therapies treatment to tackle the root causes of common mental health conditions like anxiety and depression and broaden access, leading to an expected additional 384,000 people completing a course of treatment by 2028/29.</p><p>There is an extensive literature showing that Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and NHS Talking Therapies more widely have significant positive and durable health impacts, including for those of working age specifically. A University of Sheffield study highlighted a large post-treatment effect in depression and anxiety measures in the United Kingdom.</p><p>Another UK study by Professor David Clark found that around 50% of patients treated in NHS Talking Therapies services recover, and two-thirds show worthwhile benefits.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 12/01/2024 12:01:29 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1679821

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
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	Mental Health: Social Media
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 potential impact of the use of social media by different age groups on levels of (a) depression, (b) bad nerves and (c) anxiety.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	8135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2024 answer text <p>We have funded independent research into the impact of screen-based activities, including use of social media on young people’s mental health outcomes. Following this, in 2019, the United Kingdom’s Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) produced advice for parents and carers on screen and social media use.</p><p>The findings of the research were insufficiently conclusive to support evidence-based guidelines by the CMOs on optimal amounts of screen use or online activities. However, we will continue to evaluate this and our policy development in light of any new research. The findings of the research are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Feppi.ioe.ac.uk%2Fcms%2FDefault.aspx%3Ftabid%3D3748&amp;data=05%7C02%7CShirley.Tobin%40dhsc.gov.uk%7Cbcb3bc10862b48f6080908dc11cbdab1%7C61278c3091a84c318c1fef4de8973a1c%7C1%7C0%7C638404814443123141%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=x5hXk%2F0PC2vzKfO7CYBBIDXx9KzOjPDX%2FPvUpVVaTBg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">http://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/cms/Default.aspx?tabid=3748</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 12/01/2024 11:55:42 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1679823

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
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	Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) her Department and (b) the NHS collects data on rates of (i) depression, (ii) bad nerves and (iii) anxiety in (A) men and (B) women.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	8137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>The Adult Psychiatry Morbidity Survey provides data on the prevalence of adult mental health conditions in the England adult population, including common mental health disorders such as ‘depressive episodes’ and ‘generalised anxiety disorders’ split by men and women.</p><p>Previous surveys were conducted in 1993, 2000, 2007 and the latest published one is 2014. Fieldwork for the next survey is underway, with reporting scheduled for 2025.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 11/01/2024 13:39:41 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1582771

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Gender
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2023 to Question 132588 on Driving Licences: Gender, if he will take steps to ensure that (a) driving licence applications replace the word gender with the word sex and (b) the driving licence systems record male and female biological sex as essential categories for all purposes.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	137969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is working to ensure consistency in the way such information is captured across its driving licence application services.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 08/02/2023 11:50:17 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1582458

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2022 to Question 107146 on Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes, what progress her Department has made on delivery of the flexible fund in the Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan .
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	136818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering the ‘flexible fund’ that was set out in the Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan published in March 2022. The Plan made several multi-year commitments covering the duration of this Parliament, including the flexible fund.</p><p>Since the Plan was published, detailed work has been underway on how such a fund could be operationalised. This includes considering the advantages and disadvantages of the fund making direct cash payments to victims and survivors, as opposed to domestic abuse charities purchasing goods and services on behalf of victims and survivors.</p><p>If the fund were to make cash payments, we have considered how to ensure they solely benefit victims and survivors. This is particularly important in cases of economic abuse, where perpetrators control the finances of those they abuse.</p><p>Further details on how the ‘flexible fund’ will be delivered should be made in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 08/02/2023 12:28:35 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1580733

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Homicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects to publish the Government's response to the Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	132579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>The government commissioned an independent expert, Clare Wade KC, to undertake a review of domestic homicide sentencing. The Terms of Reference stated that the review would be submitted to the Secretary of State for Justice by the end of 2021 and that we would then consider the review and its recommendations before determining whether further consultation is needed or publishing the report.</p><p>The independent reviewer required more time than anticipated to complete the review and it was delivered to the department in June 2022. The Review examines a number of important and complex issues. Therefore prior to publication of the review and response, the government is carefully considering its recommendations and next steps.</p><p>This government is fully committed to ensuring that the sentencing framework responds appropriately to cases of domestic homicide and that sentences reflect the severity of these crimes.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 01/02/2023 15:23:05 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1580781

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Gender
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will update the passport office application process to replace the word gender and the options male and female with the word sex and the options male and female.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	132587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>British passports are issued to include the person’s sex marker indicating whether they are male or female, in accordance with standards set by International Civil Aviation Organisation. <br> <br> HM Passport Office currently has no plans to replace use of the word gender, or the male and female options, as part of the passport application process</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 01/02/2023 12:04:38 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1580782

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Gender
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will update the driving license application process to replace the word gender and the options male and female with the word sex and the options male and female.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	132588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) already captures ‘sex’ with the option for male and female on its new digital service for first provisional driving licence applications. The DVLA is working to ensure consistency in the way such information is captured across all its driving licence application services.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 30/01/2023 13:14:41 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean