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770010

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date	13/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training her Department provides to senior officers in the (a) Metropolitan Police and (b) Hertfordshire Constabulary to assist and support police officers who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
tabling member constituency	Hertsmere
tabling member printed	Oliver Dowden
uin	107695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of Chief Officers supported by the College of Policing to ensure the welfare of their employees which includes supporting officers with specific welfare needs by signposting to relevant services and additional support. This responsibility also includes ensuring that good management systems are in place to support officers in their work.</p><p> </p><p>The Strategic Command Course (SCC), which prepares police officers and staff for promotion to the most senior ranks in the service, includes specific content on staff wellbeing and the importance of supporting staff as well as being a theme that runs throughout the course. The style of delivery includes practising techniques such as peer coaching.</p><p> </p><p>The College of Policing have produced specific risk-management guidance to forces regarding how to assess and manage areas of policing where there is a higher level of exposure to psychological hazards known to be associated with an increased risk of anxiety, depression, primary and secondary trauma.</p><p> </p><p>Specific sections of the National Policing Curriculum in the new degree apprenticeship, for police constables, also cover health and wellbeing in which post traumatic stress disorder is covered specifically.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2017, the Home Secretary awarded £7.5million from the Police Transformation Fund over three years to pilot and, if it is successful, fund a dedicated national service to help provide enhanced welfare support. The new service will complement the support already delivered at force level to serving police officers and staff, covering mental health advice and welfare support.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/10/2017 15:54:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden

770011

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dental Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve information for patients who may be exempt from dental charges.
tabling member constituency	Hertsmere
tabling member printed	Oliver Dowden
uin	107696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department makes available to all National Health Service dental practices a patient leaflet which includes information on how to claim free treatment and reminds practices annually of the need to display the leaflets. Information is also set out on NHS Choices and can be found here:</p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/1786.aspx?CategoryID=74&amp;SubCategoryID=742" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/1786.aspx?CategoryID=74&amp;SubCategoryID=742</a></p><p>Information on NHS Choices is regularly reviewed.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/10/2017 16:48:18 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden

770012

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
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	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2017 to Question 105738, what the age of the oldest person receiving the UK state pension is in each country outside the UK.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	107719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department is unable to provide the information. Where a 100% data extract has been used for Official Statistics, we use statistical disclosure techniques to help ensure confidentiality is maintained and are therefore unable to provide the level of detail asked for without breaking this confidentiality.</p><p> </p><p>Data is potentially disclosive if, despite the removal of obvious identifiers, characteristics of this dataset in isolation or in conjunction with other datasets might lead to identification of the individual to whom a record belongs.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 24/10/2017 11:53:41 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

770013

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 25 October 2016 to Question 48814, on slavery, if she will provide further data for (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	107708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The table below sets out the number of National Referral Mechanism (NRM) referrals that have been suspended before Reasonable and Conclusive Grounds decision stages between 2009 and 2016. NRM decisions are suspended when it is not possible to gather further information to make a decision, for example if the Competent Authority decision makers become aware that the individual referred has gone missing. In such cases, the Competent Authority must ensure the missing individual has been reported to the police.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Number of Potential Victims Referred to National Referral Mechanism (NRM)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Potential victim reported exploitation as</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Suspended Pre-Reasonable Grounds decision</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Suspended Pre-Conclusive Grounds decision</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2009</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>534</p></td><td><p>Adult (385)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minor (149)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2010</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>712</p></td><td><p>Adult (525)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minor (187)</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2011</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>945</p></td><td><p>Adult (647)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minor (298)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>2012</p></td><td rowspan="3"><p>1183</p></td><td><p>Adult (812)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minor (370)</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown (1)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2013</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1745</p></td><td><p>Adult (1,297)</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minor (448)</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2014</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>2339</p></td><td><p>Adult (1,667)</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minor (672)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2015</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>3262</p></td><td><p>Adult (2,284)</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minor (978)</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2016</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>3804</p></td><td><p>Adult (2,527)</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minor (1277)</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that children who have been trafficked receive the right support, including through the national roll-out of Independent Child Trafficking Advocates. The Advocates will help to protect trafficked children from further harm, including preventing children from being re-trafficked or going missing.</p><p>On 16 January, the Home Secretary announced the award of £2.2m from the Child Trafficking Protection Fund (CTPF) to seven organisations to protect vulnerable children in the UK and overseas who are at risk of trafficking. The CTPF has two objectives. First, victim support and recovery, including specialist care to trafficked children. Second, reducing vulnerability to exploitation, by preventing trafficked children from going missing and potentially being re-trafficked. The projects cover a range of proposals including tailored support for trafficking victims from various cultures, developing skills and expertise in local areas, and a specialist accommodation pilot.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/11/2017 17:23:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

770014

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Obesity: Surgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the cost to the public purse of denying or delaying treatment for patients requiring bariatric surgery.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	107710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>NHS England has not made an assessment of the cost or delaying treatment for patients requiring bariatric surgery.</p><p> </p><p>Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have a statutory responsibility to commission services which meet the needs of their local population. When developing their associated commissioning policies and treatment criteria, we would expect CCGs to take into account any relevant current guidance, and consider the wider context of their actions which may include the costs incurred as a result of setting criteria which may deny or delay treatment for patients requiring bariatric surgery. Treatment decisions should always be made by doctors based on patients’ clinical needs.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/10/2017 16:48:44 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

770015

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Clinical Commissioning Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that clinical commissioning groups follow National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	107711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>As statutory bodies, we would expect clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to take account of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and best practice guidance when developing policies and treatment criteria for the services they commission. There is no formal mechanism for requiring that CCGs follow NICE guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>CCGs are responsible for working with their local communities to understand the needs of the local populations and make decisions about how best to commission services that meet those needs, in partnership with other local commissioners and organisations.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/10/2017 16:50:13 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

770016

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Obesity: Surgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of NICE guidance on bariatric surgery (CG189).
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	107726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued a clinical guideline on the identification, assessment and management of obesity in 2014 that makes recommendations on the use of bariatric surgery.</p><p> </p><p>NICE’s guideline recommends bariatric surgery as an option for people with obesity if all of the following criteria are fulfilled:</p><p> </p><p>- They have a body mass index of 40 kg/m2 or more, or between 35 kg/m2 and 40 kg/m2 and other significant diseases (for example, type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure) that could be improved if they lost weight;</p><p>- All appropriate non-surgical measures have been tried but the person has not achieved or maintained adequate, clinically beneficial weight loss;</p><p>- The person has been receiving or will receive intensive management in a tier 3 service;</p><p>- The person is generally fit for anaesthesia and surgery; and</p><p>- The person commits to the need for long-term follow-up.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/10/2017 16:50:23 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

770017

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local funding authority is responsible for financial support for high needs students aged 16 to 25 when they study in a different area to that in which they reside.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	107646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The local authority responsible for making provision for students aged 16 to 25 who have special educational needs and disabilities, and who have an education, health and care plan, is the local authority of the area in which the student normally resides.</p><p>In order to secure such provision the local authority provides the institution concerned with high needs funding, if the costs of additional support for the student exceed £6,000 per annum.</p><p> </p><p>There are exceptions to this if the young person is in a children’s home or foster care, and is looked after by a local authority other than the authority of the area in which they normally reside. In that case we would expect the local authority that looks after the young person to meet the costs of additional support in excess of £6,000.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 18/10/2017 16:32:26 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

770018

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to address the variation in spending between clinical commissioning groups on mental health services for children.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	107729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for spending on services based upon the needs of the population they serve.</p><p> </p><p>Implementing the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/fyfv-mh.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/fyfv-mh.pdf</a></p><p>and sets out the additional funding going to CCGs in aggregate, year on year, for children and young people’s mental health services.</p><p> </p><p>CCGs are able to use this information to determine the additional amount they have locally. All areas are expected to outline how they plan to spend their increased resources in their Local Transformation Plans which should be updated each year.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has published spend data on the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health dashboard at:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/taskforce/imp/mh-dashboard/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/taskforce/imp/mh-dashboard/</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/10/2017 11:41:31 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

770019

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Qatar: Typhoon Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide an update on progress on the potential order by Qatar of 24 Typhoon aircraft.
tabling member constituency	Aldershot
tabling member printed	Leo Docherty
uin	107665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The discussions with Qatar over the possible purchase of 24 Typhoon and six Hawk aircraft are ongoing following the signature of a Statement of Intent by the Qatari Defence Minister and the UK Defence Secretary on 17 September 2017. Given the commercial nature of these discussions it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/10/2017 16:13:39 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty