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595785

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date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists
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 NHS England is able to meet its aim of extending waiting time standards for mental health.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	46867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>The National Health Service is already meeting standards on access to psychological therapies and we have introduced waiting time standards for early intervention in psychosis.</p><p>NHS England published an Implementation Plan in July 2016 setting out the actions required to deliver their Five Year Forward View for Mental Health, including developing the right pathways and access and waiting time standards for the treatment of mental health conditions. We are working with NHS England and health delivery partners to ensure that these actions are delivered.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 13/10/2016 13:18:22 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

595786

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
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, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the mental health crisis care concordat in improving cooperation between mental health services, non-mental health NHS services and other government services.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	46868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>MIND, which has been supporting implementation of the national Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat, commissioned an evaluation of the work being undertaken to implement the national statement. This included an assessment of how local partners were working together to improve the experience of people in mental health crisis.</p><p>The evaluation report, which was published in January 2016, can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.crisiscareconcordat.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/CCC-Evaluation_Report.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.crisiscareconcordat.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/CCC-Evaluation_Report.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 13/10/2016 09:57:49 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

595823

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Overtime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much overtime was paid to NHS staff in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	46976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>The total overtime payments to National Health Service staff are estimated to have been:</p><p>- £380 million in 2015-16;</p><p>- £362 million in 2014-15; and</p><p>- £330 million in 2013-14</p><p>These estimates are based on pay information from the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR), which is the Human Resources and Payroll system for almost all trusts in England. These estimates do not include overtime payments to general practitioners or their staff.</p><p>ESR includes hundreds of payment type codes and payment figures are aggregated to high-level groupings using a mapping system. One of the high-level groupings is Overtime/Additional Duty Hours. The estimates provided in the answer above are based on this.</p><p>Overtime/Additional Duty Hours is just one way of buying extra staffing resource in the NHS. Shifts, absence and vacancies are also filled using additional activity payments (e.g. additional programmed activities and additional hours at plain time rates for part-time staff), bank contracts, and agency staffing.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 12/10/2016 15:40:37 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

595876

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to promote cooperation on the resettlement of Syrian refugees between local authorities with experience of resettlement programmes and local authorities without such experience.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	46888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>Local authorities are already working together to provide support, ensure best value in the services they provide and to deliver efficiencies.</p><p>The Government will continue to provide local authorities with support and guidance including sharing resettlement best practice and case studies, detailed information on the cohort from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and advice about the cultural, ethnic and religious groupings from Syria.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/10/2016 13:00:49 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

595877

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department plans to issue to local authorities on their responsibilities to resettle Syrian refugees in the second to fifth year of resettlement.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	46889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government and the Home Office work with councils to resettle refugees in the UK.</p><p>It is for each local authority to decide what type of support is required for each resettlement case. A funding instruction covering Years 2- 5 of the scheme is to be issued to local authorities shortly, which includes examples of how funding can be spent. It also explains how councils can claim funding from the exceptional cases fund.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/10/2016 13:01:08 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

595878

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to provide additional financial assistance to local authorities to help support resettled Syrian refugees who have physical and mental health needs.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	46890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government has made available significant funding to support Syrians with physical and mental health needs who are resettled in the UK under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme.</p><p>In the first year after arrival in the UK, each individual attracts a standard tariff for healthcare costs and additional funding is in place to cover the costs of exceptional medical cases during that period. This is a substantial level of funding which will enable local authorities to support these vulnerable people as they rebuild their lives in safe and secure surroundings, among supportive communities in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 13/10/2016 14:04:16 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

595947

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effect of changing levels of funding for non-conflicting affected states on the level of stability in those countries.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	47243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>DFID uses a range of criteria to determine allocations to countries, including the need of those countries for development assistance, how effective our assistance is likely to be in those countries, and the strategic fit with UK government priorities.</p><p>The 50% commitment is not only the right thing to do but also the smart thing to do for Britain’s national interest. The commitment ensures that we improve the lives of the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world. Poverty is increasingly concentrated in fragile states and regions, and conflict is one of the major challenges to development. Over half of the world’s poor live in fragile states.</p><p>Our work in fragile states and regions will help to build stability, prevent conflict and support economic growth in the world’s poorest countries and regions. Without stability, our gains on poverty reduction risk being reversed.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/10/2016 16:24:34 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

573684

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Riot Control Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with her foreign counterparts on the use of pellet guns and other non-lethal weapons for crowd control purposes.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	44563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office has not had any discussions with foreign counterparts on the use of pellet guns and other non-lethal weapons for crowd control purposes.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 07/09/2016 08:54:02 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

573685

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Kashmir: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support the British High Commissions in India and Pakistan are providing to British citizens affected by the violence in Kashmir.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	44279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>The Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office encourages all British nationals to check the FCO's Travel Advice web pages before travelling. This highlights the current unrest in Indian-administered Kashmir. It explains that due to the accessibility and current unrest in the area, the level of consular assistance that the FCO can provide is extremely limited.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/09/2016 12:35:46 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

573686

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Kashmir
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he and his Department have had with the Indian government on recent violence in Kashmir.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	44278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>I remain very concerned by reports of violence and offer my condolences to the victims and their families. The United Kingdom abides by its commitments under international law and expects all countries to comply with their international legal obligations. Our High Commission in Delhi is monitoring the situation closely and we have changed our travel advice. The long standing position of the UK is that it is for India and Pakistan to find a lasting resolution to the situation in Kashmir, taking into account the wishes of the Kashmiri people. It is not for the UK to prescribe a solution or to act as a mediator.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 08/09/2016 13:55:14 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain