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1129803

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date	04/06/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Health: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the amount UK Research and Innovation has spent on research into (a) physical health conditions and (b) mental health conditions in each of the last 5 years.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	259959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>We are increasing spending on R&amp;D by £7 billion over 5 years by 2021-22. This will be the largest increase ever.</p><p> </p><p>UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), a partner organisation of BEIS, funds research relating to health. Funding decisions are based on the quality of the proposals, with researcher-led proposals welcomed into any aspect of human health, with the primary considerations being research excellence and importance to health.</p><p> </p><p>Within UKRI, the Medical Research Council (MRC) is the primary, but not exclusive, funder of medical research. Over the last five years, MRC has provided the following health funding:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>MRC Health Research (HRCS)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18 (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All Health Categories</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>617,605,780</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>625,128,039</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>723,428,975</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>599,790,930</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>585,079,573</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which Mental Health</p></td><td><p>30,240,645</p></td><td><p>31,222,399</p></td><td><p>30,585,328</p></td><td><p>28,557,922</p></td><td><p>39,879,007</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which Neurological</p></td><td><p>79,901,444</p></td><td><p>79,832,753</p></td><td><p>109,809,894</p></td><td><p>80,286,626</p></td><td><p>74,631,328</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All Prevention Research</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26,587,238</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24,479,417</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22,348,094</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24,157,949</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30,297,781</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which Mental Health</p></td><td><p>815,707</p></td><td><p>587,725</p></td><td><p>453,152</p></td><td><p>391,856</p></td><td><p>415,533</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which Neurological</p></td><td><p>17,006</p></td><td><p>22,812</p></td><td><p>25,047</p></td><td><p>33,037</p></td><td><p>36,383</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note this does not represent the MRC’s entire research spend as some investments, such as infrastructure and underpinning research are not included in the analysis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Research relating to mental health is funded by all UKRI councils. As well as UKRI, other government bodies fund health research, such as the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The UK Clinical Research Collaboration undertakes UK Health Research Analysis. An analysis of data for 2018 is expected to the published in summer 2019. The most recent report (in 2014) included data from seven of UKRI’s nine councils as well as other government departments and charitable organisations. The report and data are available at <a href="https://hrcsonline.net/reports/analysis-reports/" target="_blank">https://hrcsonline.net/reports/analysis-reports/</a></p><p> </p><p>Further related initiatives include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>In May 2019, the UK Prevention Research Partnership (an alliance of 12 major funders of health research, including four UKRI councils, health and social care departments across the four UK nations and charities) invested over £25 million into addressing challenges regarding non-communicable disease and poor mental health and wellbeing. Further information can be found at <a href="https://mrc.ukri.org/news/browse/25-million-funding-awarded-to-leading-disease-prevention-projects/" target="_blank">https://mrc.ukri.org/news/browse/25-million-funding-awarded-to-leading-disease-prevention-projects/</a></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>UKRI Mental Health Networks support prevention alongside targeted mental health care</li></ul><p> </p><p>On 5 December 2018, the government announced up to £79 million of Industrial Strategy funding for a new programme of research that will harness the power of artificial intelligence and big data to dramatically change the way major diseases are detected, diagnosed and treated. The funding, which forms part of the government’s Life Sciences Sector Deal 2, will support the establishment of a landmark cohort of up to five million people to take part in research aimed at revolutionising early detection and diagnosis of a range of diseases, including Alzheimer’s and other dementias. The programme will bring together the NHS, industry and leading charities including Alzheimer’s Research UK, Cancer Research UK and the British Heart Foundation.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 259960 259961 259962 question first answered 12/06/2019 14:21:28 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 121630 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1129807

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Mental Illness: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether UK Research and Innovation has plans to increase the proportion of funding allocated to research into mental illness in the next financial year.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	259960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>We are increasing spending on R&amp;D by £7 billion over 5 years by 2021-22. This will be the largest increase ever.</p><p> </p><p>UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), a partner organisation of BEIS, funds research relating to health. Funding decisions are based on the quality of the proposals, with researcher-led proposals welcomed into any aspect of human health, with the primary considerations being research excellence and importance to health.</p><p> </p><p>Within UKRI, the Medical Research Council (MRC) is the primary, but not exclusive, funder of medical research. Over the last five years, MRC has provided the following health funding:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>MRC Health Research (HRCS)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18 (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All Health Categories</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>617,605,780</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>625,128,039</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>723,428,975</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>599,790,930</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>585,079,573</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which Mental Health</p></td><td><p>30,240,645</p></td><td><p>31,222,399</p></td><td><p>30,585,328</p></td><td><p>28,557,922</p></td><td><p>39,879,007</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which Neurological</p></td><td><p>79,901,444</p></td><td><p>79,832,753</p></td><td><p>109,809,894</p></td><td><p>80,286,626</p></td><td><p>74,631,328</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All Prevention Research</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26,587,238</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24,479,417</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22,348,094</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24,157,949</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30,297,781</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which Mental Health</p></td><td><p>815,707</p></td><td><p>587,725</p></td><td><p>453,152</p></td><td><p>391,856</p></td><td><p>415,533</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which Neurological</p></td><td><p>17,006</p></td><td><p>22,812</p></td><td><p>25,047</p></td><td><p>33,037</p></td><td><p>36,383</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note this does not represent the MRC’s entire research spend as some investments, such as infrastructure and underpinning research are not included in the analysis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Research relating to mental health is funded by all UKRI councils. As well as UKRI, other government bodies fund health research, such as the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The UK Clinical Research Collaboration undertakes UK Health Research Analysis. An analysis of data for 2018 is expected to the published in summer 2019. The most recent report (in 2014) included data from seven of UKRI’s nine councils as well as other government departments and charitable organisations. The report and data are available at <a href="https://hrcsonline.net/reports/analysis-reports/" target="_blank">https://hrcsonline.net/reports/analysis-reports/</a></p><p> </p><p>Further related initiatives include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>In May 2019, the UK Prevention Research Partnership (an alliance of 12 major funders of health research, including four UKRI councils, health and social care departments across the four UK nations and charities) invested over £25 million into addressing challenges regarding non-communicable disease and poor mental health and wellbeing. Further information can be found at <a href="https://mrc.ukri.org/news/browse/25-million-funding-awarded-to-leading-disease-prevention-projects/" target="_blank">https://mrc.ukri.org/news/browse/25-million-funding-awarded-to-leading-disease-prevention-projects/</a></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>UKRI Mental Health Networks support prevention alongside targeted mental health care</li></ul><p> </p><p>On 5 December 2018, the government announced up to £79 million of Industrial Strategy funding for a new programme of research that will harness the power of artificial intelligence and big data to dramatically change the way major diseases are detected, diagnosed and treated. The funding, which forms part of the government’s Life Sciences Sector Deal 2, will support the establishment of a landmark cohort of up to five million people to take part in research aimed at revolutionising early detection and diagnosis of a range of diseases, including Alzheimer’s and other dementias. The programme will bring together the NHS, industry and leading charities including Alzheimer’s Research UK, Cancer Research UK and the British Heart Foundation.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 259959 259961 259962 question first answered 12/06/2019 14:21:28 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 121631 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1129809

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Health: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how UK Research and Innovation considers the disease burden of individual conditions when commissioning funding for individual health research projects.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	259961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>We are increasing spending on R&amp;D by £7 billion over 5 years by 2021-22. This will be the largest increase ever.</p><p> </p><p>UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), a partner organisation of BEIS, funds research relating to health. Funding decisions are based on the quality of the proposals, with researcher-led proposals welcomed into any aspect of human health, with the primary considerations being research excellence and importance to health.</p><p> </p><p>Within UKRI, the Medical Research Council (MRC) is the primary, but not exclusive, funder of medical research. Over the last five years, MRC has provided the following health funding:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>MRC Health Research (HRCS)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18 (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All Health Categories</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>617,605,780</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>625,128,039</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>723,428,975</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>599,790,930</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>585,079,573</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which Mental Health</p></td><td><p>30,240,645</p></td><td><p>31,222,399</p></td><td><p>30,585,328</p></td><td><p>28,557,922</p></td><td><p>39,879,007</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which Neurological</p></td><td><p>79,901,444</p></td><td><p>79,832,753</p></td><td><p>109,809,894</p></td><td><p>80,286,626</p></td><td><p>74,631,328</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All Prevention Research</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26,587,238</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24,479,417</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22,348,094</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24,157,949</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30,297,781</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which Mental Health</p></td><td><p>815,707</p></td><td><p>587,725</p></td><td><p>453,152</p></td><td><p>391,856</p></td><td><p>415,533</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which Neurological</p></td><td><p>17,006</p></td><td><p>22,812</p></td><td><p>25,047</p></td><td><p>33,037</p></td><td><p>36,383</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note this does not represent the MRC’s entire research spend as some investments, such as infrastructure and underpinning research are not included in the analysis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Research relating to mental health is funded by all UKRI councils. As well as UKRI, other government bodies fund health research, such as the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The UK Clinical Research Collaboration undertakes UK Health Research Analysis. An analysis of data for 2018 is expected to the published in summer 2019. The most recent report (in 2014) included data from seven of UKRI’s nine councils as well as other government departments and charitable organisations. The report and data are available at <a href="https://hrcsonline.net/reports/analysis-reports/" target="_blank">https://hrcsonline.net/reports/analysis-reports/</a></p><p> </p><p>Further related initiatives include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>In May 2019, the UK Prevention Research Partnership (an alliance of 12 major funders of health research, including four UKRI councils, health and social care departments across the four UK nations and charities) invested over £25 million into addressing challenges regarding non-communicable disease and poor mental health and wellbeing. Further information can be found at <a href="https://mrc.ukri.org/news/browse/25-million-funding-awarded-to-leading-disease-prevention-projects/" target="_blank">https://mrc.ukri.org/news/browse/25-million-funding-awarded-to-leading-disease-prevention-projects/</a></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>UKRI Mental Health Networks support prevention alongside targeted mental health care</li></ul><p> </p><p>On 5 December 2018, the government announced up to £79 million of Industrial Strategy funding for a new programme of research that will harness the power of artificial intelligence and big data to dramatically change the way major diseases are detected, diagnosed and treated. The funding, which forms part of the government’s Life Sciences Sector Deal 2, will support the establishment of a landmark cohort of up to five million people to take part in research aimed at revolutionising early detection and diagnosis of a range of diseases, including Alzheimer’s and other dementias. The programme will bring together the NHS, industry and leading charities including Alzheimer’s Research UK, Cancer Research UK and the British Heart Foundation.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 259959 259960 259962 question first answered 12/06/2019 14:21:28 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 121633 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1129811

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Health: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the cost to UK Research and Innovation of research on the prevention of (a) mental and (b) physical ill health in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	259962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>We are increasing spending on R&amp;D by £7 billion over 5 years by 2021-22. This will be the largest increase ever.</p><p> </p><p>UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), a partner organisation of BEIS, funds research relating to health. Funding decisions are based on the quality of the proposals, with researcher-led proposals welcomed into any aspect of human health, with the primary considerations being research excellence and importance to health.</p><p> </p><p>Within UKRI, the Medical Research Council (MRC) is the primary, but not exclusive, funder of medical research. Over the last five years, MRC has provided the following health funding:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>MRC Health Research (HRCS)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18 (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All Health Categories</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>617,605,780</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>625,128,039</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>723,428,975</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>599,790,930</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>585,079,573</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which Mental Health</p></td><td><p>30,240,645</p></td><td><p>31,222,399</p></td><td><p>30,585,328</p></td><td><p>28,557,922</p></td><td><p>39,879,007</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which Neurological</p></td><td><p>79,901,444</p></td><td><p>79,832,753</p></td><td><p>109,809,894</p></td><td><p>80,286,626</p></td><td><p>74,631,328</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All Prevention Research</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26,587,238</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24,479,417</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22,348,094</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24,157,949</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30,297,781</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which Mental Health</p></td><td><p>815,707</p></td><td><p>587,725</p></td><td><p>453,152</p></td><td><p>391,856</p></td><td><p>415,533</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which Neurological</p></td><td><p>17,006</p></td><td><p>22,812</p></td><td><p>25,047</p></td><td><p>33,037</p></td><td><p>36,383</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note this does not represent the MRC’s entire research spend as some investments, such as infrastructure and underpinning research are not included in the analysis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Research relating to mental health is funded by all UKRI councils. As well as UKRI, other government bodies fund health research, such as the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The UK Clinical Research Collaboration undertakes UK Health Research Analysis. An analysis of data for 2018 is expected to the published in summer 2019. The most recent report (in 2014) included data from seven of UKRI’s nine councils as well as other government departments and charitable organisations. The report and data are available at <a href="https://hrcsonline.net/reports/analysis-reports/" target="_blank">https://hrcsonline.net/reports/analysis-reports/</a></p><p> </p><p>Further related initiatives include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>In May 2019, the UK Prevention Research Partnership (an alliance of 12 major funders of health research, including four UKRI councils, health and social care departments across the four UK nations and charities) invested over £25 million into addressing challenges regarding non-communicable disease and poor mental health and wellbeing. Further information can be found at <a href="https://mrc.ukri.org/news/browse/25-million-funding-awarded-to-leading-disease-prevention-projects/" target="_blank">https://mrc.ukri.org/news/browse/25-million-funding-awarded-to-leading-disease-prevention-projects/</a></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>UKRI Mental Health Networks support prevention alongside targeted mental health care</li></ul><p> </p><p>On 5 December 2018, the government announced up to £79 million of Industrial Strategy funding for a new programme of research that will harness the power of artificial intelligence and big data to dramatically change the way major diseases are detected, diagnosed and treated. The funding, which forms part of the government’s Life Sciences Sector Deal 2, will support the establishment of a landmark cohort of up to five million people to take part in research aimed at revolutionising early detection and diagnosis of a range of diseases, including Alzheimer’s and other dementias. The programme will bring together the NHS, industry and leading charities including Alzheimer’s Research UK, Cancer Research UK and the British Heart Foundation.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 259959 259960 259961 question first answered 12/06/2019 14:21:28 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 121636 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1129827

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral statement of 5 November 2018, Official Report, column 1269, what progress he has made on the structure of a health in all policies approach to policy-making.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	259963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>In the Prevention Vision document, ‘Prevention is Better Than Cure’, we committed to publishing a Prevention Green Paper setting out Government plans on prevention in more detail, including our approach to health in all policies. This Green Paper will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 10/06/2019 16:04:12 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1128562

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
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	Suicide
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 15 May 2019 to Question 254804, when the National Suicide Prevention Strategy will be published.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	257737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The National Suicide Prevention Strategy was first published in 2012 as the cross-Government outcomes strategy, ‘Preventing Suicide in England’.</p><p>We have published a number of progress reports since then with the third progress report, published in January 2017, updating the 2012 strategy in a number of areas. The latest progress report was published in January 2019 together with a cross-Government suicide prevention workplan which sets out an ambitious programme across central and local government and delivery agencies to reduce suicide. These documents are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/suicide-prevention-resources-and-guidance" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/suicide-prevention-resources-and-guidance</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 05/06/2019 13:44:23 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1128563

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
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	Nurses: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the data published by the Nursing and Midwifery Council on 20 May 2019, what steps his Department is taking to retain nurses that are EU nationals in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	257738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department is clear that all staff that are European Union nationals are valued and should be made to feel welcome in the United Kingdom and working in the National Health Service. To this end the Department has supported employers in promoting the EU Settlement Scheme and piloting the scheme from December 2018 to NHS and social care employees, before it was launched to the wider public in March 2019.</p><p>It should be noted that the rate of European Economic Area citizens leaving the Nursing and Midwifery Council register decreased by 18.1% between April 2018 and March 2019.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 05/06/2019 16:01:01 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1128564

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
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	Health Services: Autism and Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the interim report published by the Care Quality Commission, published on 20 May 2019, whether he will convene an expert group to consider the delivery of best care to people with learning disabilities and autism.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	257739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>On 21 May 2019, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) published its ‘Interim Report: Review of restraint, prolonged seclusion and segregation for people with a mental health problem, a learning disability and or autism.’ The Government has accepted all five of the recommendations in the CQC’s interim report including the recommendation that an expert group, that includes clinicians, people with lived experience and academics, should be convened to consider what would be the key features of a better system of care for this specific group of people (that is those with a learning disability and/or autism whose behaviour is so challenging that they are, or are at risk of, being cared for in segregation).</p><p> </p><p>The target in the NHS Long Term Plan is to reduce the number of children with a learning disability, autism or both in a specialist inpatient unit to a level equivalent to no more than 12 to 15 children per one million children in England by 2023-24.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 257740 question first answered 05/06/2019 16:24:31 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1128565

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
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	Health Services: Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS target to reduce the number of children and young people being held in assessment and treatment units by 50 per cent, by what date he expects that target to be achieved.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	257740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>On 21 May 2019, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) published its ‘Interim Report: Review of restraint, prolonged seclusion and segregation for people with a mental health problem, a learning disability and or autism.’ The Government has accepted all five of the recommendations in the CQC’s interim report including the recommendation that an expert group, that includes clinicians, people with lived experience and academics, should be convened to consider what would be the key features of a better system of care for this specific group of people (that is those with a learning disability and/or autism whose behaviour is so challenging that they are, or are at risk of, being cared for in segregation).</p><p> </p><p>The target in the NHS Long Term Plan is to reduce the number of children with a learning disability, autism or both in a specialist inpatient unit to a level equivalent to no more than 12 to 15 children per one million children in England by 2023-24.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 257739 question first answered 05/06/2019 16:24:31 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1128566

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
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	NHS: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS workforce strategy will priorities the specialist training required for people working with people with complex needs.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	257741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The interim People Plan, published on 3 June 2019, recognises the need to move to a multi-disciplinary model of care, particularly for people with more complex health and care needs, and places general practitioners at the heart of this model.</p><p>In advance of publishing the final People Plan, NHS England will work to implement the plan set out in Health Education England and NHS Improvement’s report, ‘Maximising the Potential: essential measures to support SAS doctors’, published in February 2019.</p><p>The aim is to provide further support and flexible training for specialty and associate specialist doctors, and establish a national programme board to address geographical and specialty shortages in medicine. The report can be accessed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/SAS_Report_Web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/SAS_Report_Web.pdf</a></p><p>Skills for Care and Health Education England are working to ensure that the health and social care workforce have the skills and training they need, including when working with people with complex needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/06/2019 16:21:03 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger