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1122400

registered interest
date	23/04/2019
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	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of NHS trusts in England that provided mandatory domestic abuse training for general practitioners in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	246547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The number of National Health Service trusts in England that provide mandatory domestic abuse training for staff is not held centrally.</p><p>NHS staff must complete a statutory and mandatory training programme which is provided by e-Learning for Health. The programme includes modules on safeguarding adults and children. The requirement to complete this training is part of the employment contract for each employee and it is the responsibility of individual health and social care employer organisations to ensure that their workforce complete it.</p><p>In addition, the Department has also put £2 million over 2018/19 and 2019/20 behind expanding a pathfinder programme, which will create a model health response for survivors of domestic violence and abuse in general practice, mental health services and hospitals. This expands the number of clinical commissioning groups which are pathfinder sites from three to eight providing health services to approximately 18,000 survivors.</p><p>In March 2017 the Department published an online Domestic Violence and Abuse resource for health professionals to improve awareness of domestic violence and abuse. It advises health staff on how they can support adults and young people over 16 who are experiencing domestic abuse, and dependent children in their households, by showing how they can respond effectively to disclosures of abuse.</p><p>The Department has also funded the successful Identification and Referral to Improve Safety (IRIS) project. This provides staff training and a support programme to bridge the gap between the voluntary sector and primary care, to harness the strengths of each, and to provide an improved domestic violence service. IRIS has been adopted in over 800 general practices across 33 areas of the United Kingdom so far.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 246548 246549 question first answered 01/05/2019 12:56:51 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1122401

registered interest
date	23/04/2019
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	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of NHS trusts in England that provided mandatory domestic abuse training for health visitors in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	246548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The number of National Health Service trusts in England that provide mandatory domestic abuse training for staff is not held centrally.</p><p>NHS staff must complete a statutory and mandatory training programme which is provided by e-Learning for Health. The programme includes modules on safeguarding adults and children. The requirement to complete this training is part of the employment contract for each employee and it is the responsibility of individual health and social care employer organisations to ensure that their workforce complete it.</p><p>In addition, the Department has also put £2 million over 2018/19 and 2019/20 behind expanding a pathfinder programme, which will create a model health response for survivors of domestic violence and abuse in general practice, mental health services and hospitals. This expands the number of clinical commissioning groups which are pathfinder sites from three to eight providing health services to approximately 18,000 survivors.</p><p>In March 2017 the Department published an online Domestic Violence and Abuse resource for health professionals to improve awareness of domestic violence and abuse. It advises health staff on how they can support adults and young people over 16 who are experiencing domestic abuse, and dependent children in their households, by showing how they can respond effectively to disclosures of abuse.</p><p>The Department has also funded the successful Identification and Referral to Improve Safety (IRIS) project. This provides staff training and a support programme to bridge the gap between the voluntary sector and primary care, to harness the strengths of each, and to provide an improved domestic violence service. IRIS has been adopted in over 800 general practices across 33 areas of the United Kingdom so far.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 246547 246549 question first answered 01/05/2019 12:56:51 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1122402

registered interest
date	23/04/2019
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	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of NHS trusts in England that provided mandatory domestic abuse training for midwives in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	246549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The number of National Health Service trusts in England that provide mandatory domestic abuse training for staff is not held centrally.</p><p>NHS staff must complete a statutory and mandatory training programme which is provided by e-Learning for Health. The programme includes modules on safeguarding adults and children. The requirement to complete this training is part of the employment contract for each employee and it is the responsibility of individual health and social care employer organisations to ensure that their workforce complete it.</p><p>In addition, the Department has also put £2 million over 2018/19 and 2019/20 behind expanding a pathfinder programme, which will create a model health response for survivors of domestic violence and abuse in general practice, mental health services and hospitals. This expands the number of clinical commissioning groups which are pathfinder sites from three to eight providing health services to approximately 18,000 survivors.</p><p>In March 2017 the Department published an online Domestic Violence and Abuse resource for health professionals to improve awareness of domestic violence and abuse. It advises health staff on how they can support adults and young people over 16 who are experiencing domestic abuse, and dependent children in their households, by showing how they can respond effectively to disclosures of abuse.</p><p>The Department has also funded the successful Identification and Referral to Improve Safety (IRIS) project. This provides staff training and a support programme to bridge the gap between the voluntary sector and primary care, to harness the strengths of each, and to provide an improved domestic violence service. IRIS has been adopted in over 800 general practices across 33 areas of the United Kingdom so far.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 246547 246548 question first answered 01/05/2019 12:56:51 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1121896

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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	Allergies: Medical Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of adrenaline auto-injectors.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	245895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>Supplies of EpiPen and other adrenaline auto-injectors are currently available in volumes that are sufficient to meet normal levels of demand. The Department continues to work very closely with all the manufacturers of adrenaline auto-injectors and can confirm that the supply situation continues to improve with further deliveries expected over the coming months. All patients who require an adrenaline auto-injector should now be able to obtain a device from their pharmacy.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 245896 question first answered 30/04/2019 13:08:53 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1121898

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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	Allergies: Medical Equipment
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 that users are protected in the event that they are unable to have their prescriptions for adrenaline auto-injectors fulfilled by pharmacists.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	245896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>Supplies of EpiPen and other adrenaline auto-injectors are currently available in volumes that are sufficient to meet normal levels of demand. The Department continues to work very closely with all the manufacturers of adrenaline auto-injectors and can confirm that the supply situation continues to improve with further deliveries expected over the coming months. All patients who require an adrenaline auto-injector should now be able to obtain a device from their pharmacy.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 245895 question first answered 30/04/2019 13:08:53 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1121984

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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 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, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2017 to Question 115732 on Baby Care Units, what progress his Department has made increasing access to specialist perinatal mental health support.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	245897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department is committed to improving perinatal mental health services. NHS England has invested in better perinatal mental health care for new and expectant mothers, with at least 9,000 additional women receiving treatment last year. This represents significant progress against the target set out in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health for at least 30,000 additional women each year to access evidence-based specialist perinatal mental health treatment by 2020/21.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan includes a commitment for a further 24,000 women to be able to access specialist perinatal mental health care by 2023/24, building on the additional 30,000 women who will access these services each year by 2020/21. Specialist care will also be available from preconception to 24 months after birth, which will provide an extra year of support.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 30/04/2019 14:22:59 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1121275

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Knives: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving prosecution rates for knife crime.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	910353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Government departments are working quickly to tackle this serious issue.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our strong response, the Prime Minister hosted a Serious Youth Violence Summit at 10 Downing Street, with the support of the Home Secretary, from 1 to 4 April, which I took part in.</p><p> </p><p>The Summit will now lead on to an increased programme of work across Government and beyond that will be overseen by a new Ministerial Taskforce, chaired by the Prime Minister, to drive action across Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 910350 question first answered 11/04/2019 12:17:54 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1111156

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Low Emission Zones: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, following the introduction of the Ultra Low Emissions Zone in London, whether his Department has plans to offer any financial incentives to low income families to ensure they are able to upgrade older, more polluting vehicles to hybrid or electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	243520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The ULEZ is the responsibility of Transport for London. The Government has no plans to introduce a vehicle scrappage scheme to help drivers of conventionally powered vehicle to change to ultra low emission vehicles compliant with Transport for London’s ultra low emission zone regulations.</p><p> </p><p>Motorists wishing to change to zero emission vehicles are able to take advantage of the Plug – in Car Grant as well as grants towards the installation of chargepoints, at homes, at workplaces and in residential areas.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/04/2019 12:53:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1111159

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
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: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made any adjustments to Disability Living Allowance and the Motability component of Personal Independence Payment to future proof claimants living in (a) Lewisham Deptford and (b) London who will be subject to charges resulting from the Ultra Low Emission Zone.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	243521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The rates for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP), including the mobility component for each, are set nationally and are uprated in line with inflation. The most recent increase took effect from 8 April.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Matters relating to the Ultra Low Emission Zone in London are the responsibility of the Mayor of London, including discounts and exemptions applying to affected residents and disabled people. Further information can be found here: <a href="https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone" target="_blank">https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/04/2019 14:17:07 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1111178

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
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	Low Emission Zones: Greater London
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 plans to offer support to local authorities in London to help sustain council-run transportation for vulnerable and elderly residents following the roll-out of the Ultra Low Emission Zone.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	243522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The Mayor for London is responsible for the ULEZ and associated mitigation. The Government offers grants towards electric cars and charging points, details of which are on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 23/04/2019 16:57:38 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft