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1403977

registered interest
date	18/01/2022
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: Standards
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 his Department has made of the adequacy of average waiting times for people diagnosed with mental health problems to receive the treatment they need.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	106862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>No formal assessment has been made. Waiting times are published for services where a waiting time standard is in place, which includes Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT), Early Intervention in Psychosis and Children and Young People Eating Disorders. The latest available data for October 2021 for IAPT services shows that 98.6% of those people completing treatment waited less than 18 weeks for the start of treatment, against a target of 95%; and 91.2% waited less than six weeks, against a 75% target. The latest annual data for 2020/21 shows that 98% accessed IAPT services within 18 weeks, against a 95% target; and 90% within six weeks, against a 75% target.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have consulted on the potential to introduce five new waiting time standards. This consultation closed on 1 September 2021 and the outcomes will inform a recommendation to the Government in due course. We have committed to invest at least an additional £2.3 billion a year into mental health services in England by 2023/24. This will allow an additional two million people to access timely mental health care. We are also investing an additional £500 million in 2021/22 to address waiting times for mental health services and invest in the National Health Service workforce.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 25/01/2022 12:36:20 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1403981

registered interest
date	18/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the total cost of domestic abuse to the public purse in 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	106863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information the cost of domestic by constituency.</p><p>The Home Office estimated the social and economic costs of domestic abuse to be £66 billion for the victims identified in England and Wales in 2016/17 (which equates to £74 billion in today’s prices).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 106864 question first answered 26/01/2022 13:25:49 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1403982

registered interest
date	18/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Weaver Vale
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the total cost of domestic abuse to the public purse in Weaver Vale constituency in 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	106864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information the cost of domestic by constituency.</p><p>The Home Office estimated the social and economic costs of domestic abuse to be £66 billion for the victims identified in England and Wales in 2016/17 (which equates to £74 billion in today’s prices).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 106863 question first answered 26/01/2022 13:25:49 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1403999

registered interest
date	18/01/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made over the number of women at risk of unemployment due to (a) lack of available childcare spaces and (c) the rising costs for childcare.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	106865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>In terms of the availability of childcare spaces, we know from findings from the 2021 Childcare and early years providers survey that there is some spare capacity in the system. 7 in 10 (70 per cent) group-based providers reported having spare places in their full day provision and almost half of childminders (49%) reported having spare capacity on average across the week. The survey can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2021</a>.</p><p>We continue to monitor sufficiency of childcare and liaise regularly with local authorities through telephone calls and regular surveys. They are not currently reporting any substantial sufficiency or supply issues and we have not seen a substantial number of parents unable to secure a childcare place, either this term or since early years providers re-opened fully on 1 June 2020.</p><p>This government is committed to making childcare more affordable and more accessible. In terms of the costs of childcare, this includes 15 hours free early education for all three and four year olds and disadvantaged two year olds, as well as an additional 15 hours for eligible working parents (also known as ‘30 hours’), which can help save families over £6,000 per child a year.</p><p>The tax-free childcare offer is also available for working families. This scheme means that for every £8 parents pay their provider via an online account, the government will pay £2, up to a maximum contribution of £2,000 per child each year (up to £500 every 3 months).</p><p>Additionally, Universal Credit childcare reimburses up to 85% of childcare costs for working parents on a low income. This is subject to a monthly limit of £646 for one child or £1,108 for two or more children, payable in arrears</p><p>Findings from the department’s parent survey (published in December 2019) highlights the positive impact the 30 hours free childcare entitlements can have on parents’ working patterns, with a third (33%) of parents saying that in the absence of 30 hours they would be working fewer hours and the majority of parents (70%) reporting that 30 hours had given them more flexibility in the hours they could work. It also showed that a small but notable proportion of mothers reported that accessing the 30 hours had led them to enter work (6%) or increase their hours (17%). The survey can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents-2019</a>.</p><p>The department continues to explore what more can be done to help parents access childcare which suits their lives, including out of hours childcare or before or after school. We are committed to working together across government to make our current suite of offers work as effectively as possible and ensure it delivers for those parents who need it.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/01/2022 15:51:27 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1404000

registered interest
date	18/01/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending relationship education beyond the Relationship and Sex Education curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	106866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>The subjects of relationships education, relationships and sex education, and health education (RSHE) became mandatory from September 2020. They complement several other curriculum subjects, including science, computing, citizenship, and physical education. Schools are encouraged to look for opportunities to draw links between their curriculum subjects and integrate RSHE teaching where appropriate.</p><p>The department has plans in place to monitor national implementation of RSHE over time, including through new quantitative and qualitative research. This will seek to understand the quality of implementation, including teacher confidence in teaching the statutory requirements. The findings from this research will inform a review of the statutory guidance in due course.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 26/01/2022 12:08:13 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1404063

registered interest
date	18/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Crime Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what comparative assessment she has made of the amount of funding her Department allocated to the prevention of domestic abuse and the (a) social and (b) economic cost of domestic abuse in England and Wales in each year from 2016; and what assessment she has made of the potential cost of (a) unreported cases, (b) the impact on the mental health of victims and their children and (c) the number of days of paid work lost in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	106867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>Preventing the cycle of abuse is a key issue which starts in childhood. That is why we are providing over £3 million this year to services supporting children experiencing domestic abuse which is going towards therapeutic support and early intervention schemes. This fund provides for children of all ages with services funded including one-to-one, group counselling and parent and child sessions, art and play therapy and funding to support with access to other services that may benefit children and young people negatively impacted by domestic abuse. The fund allows these specialist service providers to offer a response tailored effectively to those in need.</p><p>This year, the Home Office alone has allocated £43 million to tackling violence against women and girls.</p><p>We have allocated £25 million this financial year to hold perpetrators of domestic abuse to account for their behaviour. As part of this we have awarded funding to Police and Crime Commissioners to increase the availability of interventions that work with perpetrators to improve safety for related victims, reduce the risk posed by the perpetrator and prevent reoffending.</p><p>Through the VAWG Strategy we are investing:</p><ul><li>£5 million for a ‘Safety of Women at Night’ fund, in addition to the £25 million Safer Streets fund Round 3, that focuses on the prevention of violence against women and girls in public spaces at night, including in the night-time economy.</li><li>£1.5 million for vital specialist support services and to increase our funding for helplines, such as the Revenge Porn Helpline and the Suzy Lamplugh Trust’s national stalking helpline.</li><li>£3 million to better understand what works to prevent violence against women and girls – to invest in high quality, evidence-informed prevention projects, including in schools, aiming to educate and inform children and young people about violence against women and girls, healthy relationships and the consequences of abuse.</li></ul><p>The Home Office estimated the social and economic costs of domestic abuse to be £66 billion for the victims identified in England and Wales in 2016/17<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> (which equates to £74 billion in today’s prices<sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup>).These estimated costs are associated with all victims identified through the Crime Survey in England and Wales in year 2016/17, including those who may have chosen not to report to the police.</p><p>The biggest component of this estimated cost was £47 billion for the physical and emotional harms suffered by victims. Table 8 in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/918897/horr107.pdf" target="_blank">Home Office. The economic and social costs of crime second edition</a>, contains the estimated emotional cost for each type of domestic abuse. We do not have costs associated with the impact of domestic abuse on victims’ children.</p><p>Other costs that result as a consequence of domestic abuse include the lost output (estimated in the region of £14bn). Table 10 in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/918897/horr107.pdf" target="_blank">Home Office. The economic and social costs of crime second edition</a>, contains the estimated average time lost at work following domestic abuse offences.</p><p>[1] <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/918897/horr107.pdf" target="_blank">Home Office. The economic and social costs of crime second edition</a>.</p><p>[2] Note the costs are uprated to 2021/22 prices using the latest <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gdp-deflators-at-market-prices-and-money-gdp-december-2021-quarterly-national-accounts" target="_blank">HMT GDP Deflator</a> and only account for changes in inflation and do not consider other changes in prevalence and unit costs.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 26/01/2022 13:19:34 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1403210

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 his Department has made of the availability of the covid-19 vaccine to people who are housebound in (a) Weaver Vale constituency and (b) the UK; and what steps he is taking to ensure that all people who are housebound are offered the covid-19 vaccine.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	105714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2022 answer text <p>Every eligible adult in England aged 18 years old and over has been offered a COVID-19 booster vaccination, including all those who are housebound. Local arrangements have been in place, with general practitioners (GPs) and community pharmacies, supported by volunteers, visiting those who are housebound.</p><p>National Health Service regions, Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and community pharmacy-led local vaccination services have monitored progress and identified any further interventions required. In Weaver Vale, Halton Clinical Commissioning Group has worked with its PCNs and vaccination services to ensure that people who are housebound have been fully vaccinated and received booster doses, based on records for housebound patients held by individual practices. In the first week of January 2022, the PCNs in the area confirmed that all eligible housebound patients had been offered a booster vaccination.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 02/03/2022 10:44:07 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1403322

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Weaver Vale
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have been affected by the underpayment of benefits after transitioning from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance in Weaver Vale constituency.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	105715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 19<sup>th</sup> January to question number <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-14/104377" target="_blank">104377</a>.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 105342 105343 105344 105372 105501 105502 105520 105555 105556 105557 105573 105577 105601 105681 105691 105708 105723 105725 105747 105748 105749 105750 105755 105759 105770 105783 question first answered 21/01/2022 12:22:55 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1403496

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government Finance: Cornwall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential financial challenges facing Cornwall Council.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	105716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>It is for locally elected councils to make decisions around services and priorities in their local areas.</p><p>All local councils are being supported by the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2022/23 which makes available an additional £3.5 billion. This is an increase in local authority funding for 2022/23 of over 4% in real terms, which will ensure councils across the country have the resources they need to deliver key services. For Cornwall Council this means Core Spending Power increasing from £513.5 million to £549.3 million. In addition, Cornwall Council has also received £99.1 million from Future High Streets Fund and the towns fund, to support the levelling up agenda in 4 towns across the county.</p><p>Officials from the Department regularly speak with a range of local authorities around their finances as part of ongoing engagement with the sector. Officials are also in regular communication with Cornwall Council in relation to the levelling up agenda. Any local council which is worried about their finances is encouraged to talk to the Department as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 105717 105718 105720 question first answered 26/01/2022 15:48:02 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1403497

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government: Cornwall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to maintain jobs and services at Cornwall Council.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	105717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>It is for locally elected councils to make decisions around services and priorities in their local areas.</p><p>All local councils are being supported by the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2022/23 which makes available an additional £3.5 billion. This is an increase in local authority funding for 2022/23 of over 4% in real terms, which will ensure councils across the country have the resources they need to deliver key services. For Cornwall Council this means Core Spending Power increasing from £513.5 million to £549.3 million. In addition, Cornwall Council has also received £99.1 million from Future High Streets Fund and the towns fund, to support the levelling up agenda in 4 towns across the county.</p><p>Officials from the Department regularly speak with a range of local authorities around their finances as part of ongoing engagement with the sector. Officials are also in regular communication with Cornwall Council in relation to the levelling up agenda. Any local council which is worried about their finances is encouraged to talk to the Department as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 105716 105718 105720 question first answered 26/01/2022 15:48:02 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury