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1185326

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
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	Alcoholism: 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, whether he plans to provide support for people with alcohol dependency who cannot access support services; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	29906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for assessing the needs of their local population, including people with alcohol dependency, and commissioning services to meet these needs.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) supports local authorities in their work of needs assessment and commissioning alcohol prevention and treatment services by providing advice, guidance and data.</p><p> </p><p>PHE is allocating £10.5 million of funding to help improve the lives of adults and children affected by alcohol. This includes £4.5 million innovation fund for local projects working with children and families and £6 million capital fund to improve access to alcohol treatment in the community. More information can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/funding-awarded-to-23-projects-to-help-those-affected-by-alcohol" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/funding-awarded-to-23-projects-to-help-those-affected-by-alcohol</a></p><p> </p><p>As part of the NHS Long Term Plan, NHS England and NHS Improvement, with support from PHE, is helping acute hospitals with the highest rates of alcohol harm to establish or improve specialist alcohol care teams.</p><p> </p><p>It is estimated that fully optimised alcohol care teams in the 25% of hospitals with the highest rates of alcohol-dependence-related admissions could prevent 50,000 admissions over five years. The NHS Long Term Plan can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 29907 question first answered 24/03/2020 16:04:19 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1185327

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to decrease the number of alcohol-related hospital admissions.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	29907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for assessing the needs of their local population, including people with alcohol dependency, and commissioning services to meet these needs.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) supports local authorities in their work of needs assessment and commissioning alcohol prevention and treatment services by providing advice, guidance and data.</p><p> </p><p>PHE is allocating £10.5 million of funding to help improve the lives of adults and children affected by alcohol. This includes £4.5 million innovation fund for local projects working with children and families and £6 million capital fund to improve access to alcohol treatment in the community. More information can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/funding-awarded-to-23-projects-to-help-those-affected-by-alcohol" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/funding-awarded-to-23-projects-to-help-those-affected-by-alcohol</a></p><p> </p><p>As part of the NHS Long Term Plan, NHS England and NHS Improvement, with support from PHE, is helping acute hospitals with the highest rates of alcohol harm to establish or improve specialist alcohol care teams.</p><p> </p><p>It is estimated that fully optimised alcohol care teams in the 25% of hospitals with the highest rates of alcohol-dependence-related admissions could prevent 50,000 admissions over five years. The NHS Long Term Plan can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 29906 question first answered 24/03/2020 16:04:19 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1185328

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that labels on alcoholic drinks inform consumers of the Chief Medical Officer's advice not to drink more than 14 units a week.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	29908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government has worked with the alcohol industry to ensure that alcohol labels reflect the United Kingdom Chief Medical Officer’s Low Risk Drinking Guidelines for drinks produced after 1 September 2019. The industry has committed to comply with this requirement. We will keep progress with compliance under review.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 25/03/2020 16:43:21 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1185329

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
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	Cancer: Alcoholic Drinks
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 he is taking to increase people's awareness of the links between cancer and alcohol consumption.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	29909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>In 2018, Public Health England’s Drink Free Days campaign highlighted the harm associated with drinking alcohol including cancer, weight gain and high blood pressure, and encourages middle-aged drinkers to use the tactic of taking more days off from drinking as a way of reducing their health risks from alcohol.</p><p> </p><p>The links between alcohol and cancer are also highlighted in PHE’s One You campaign, available to view at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/for-your-body/drink-less/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/for-your-body/drink-less/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 24/03/2020 16:02:50 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1185330

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
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	Hospitals: Crimes of Violence
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 he is taking to support healthcare staff who are (a) abused and (b) injured by people intoxicated with alcohol.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	29910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government and the National Health Service will not tolerate any form of verbal or physical abuse against NHS staff. The NHS recently agreed the Joint Agreement on Offences Against Emergency Workers with the police and the Crown Prosecution Service. This Joint Agreement provides a framework to ensure effective investigation and prosecution of cases where staff are the victim of a crime and sets out the standards victims of these crimes can expect. This Joint Agreement also sets out the support that NHS staff will receive from their line manager or supervisor if they are victims of abuse or violence.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 24/03/2020 12:45:10 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1185331

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce alcohol-related violence.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	29911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government wants to ensure swift action to tackle alcohol-related offending. As set out in our manifesto, we will expand electronic tagging for criminals serving time outside jail, including the use of sobriety tags for those whose offending is fuelled by alcohol.</p><p>We have also focused on establishing effective partnerships and equipping authorities with the right powers to take effective actions against alcohol related-crime and harms in the night time economy.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 24/03/2020 18:13:07 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1185332

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support police staff who are (a) abused and (b) injured by people intoxicated with alcohol.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	29912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>It is absolutely unacceptable for police officers and staff to be assaulted when carrying out their duties, and we are determined to ensure that they have the support and protection they need.</p><p>The Government has invested in programmes which offer help directly to officers and staff. This includes £7.5 million to fund the development of the National Police Wellbeing Service (NPWS), which was launched in April 2019.</p><p>The NPWS has developed evidence-based guidance, advice, tools and resources which can be accessed by forces, as well as individual officers and staff. This helps Chief Constables in their duty to ensure the wellbeing of all officers and staff, by signposting to relevant services and additional support.</p><p>However, we want to go further, and have therefore accelerated work to introduce a Police Covenant, to recognise the service and sacrifice of our brave police officers and staff and to deliver the urgent practical support they need. The key areas of focus will be physical protection, health and wellbeing and support for families. On 26 February, we launched a public consultation into the scope and principle of the Covenant. The consultation will run for 8 weeks, closing on 22 April, and will subsequently be put into law as part of the planned Police Powers and Protection Bill.</p><p>We have also committed to consult on doubling the maximum sentence for assaults on emergency workers and are working closely with the Ministry of Justice who are leading on this important work.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 24/03/2020 18:09:10 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1184616

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Pepper Spray
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times has PAVA been deployed in each prison in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	28643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>PAVA spray is being provided to all band 3-5 staff in the adult male estate and it is currently being rolled out across the estate. Staff need appropriate training to use PAVA and only prisons who have the key worker scheme – which is vital in building relationships between offenders and staff – will receive it.</p><p>The following uses of PAVA have been recorded in the last 12 months;</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>4 pilot sites were live: March 2019*</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>PAVA Drawn OR Used*</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Live: April 2019 - Feb 2020</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Drawn (not used)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Used</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Live: October 2019 - Feb 2020</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brinsford</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Live: December 2019 - Feb 2020</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindley</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2**</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>*pre-April 2019 the collection system did not ask staff to distinguish between PAVA being drawn and/or being used.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>**accidental uses by staff with no prisoners present.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 19/03/2020 15:46:46 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1184617

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Restraint Techniques
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times have rigid handcuffs been used in each prison in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	28644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>Rigid bar handcuffs are being rolled out to all band 3-5 staff in the adult male estate.</p><p>Data on the number of times that rigid bar handcuffs have been used is recorded locally. As we do not currently hold this information centrally, we are unable to provide the number of times that these have been used in prisons. However, we are piloting the use of a Digital Tool for establishments to record this and other Use of Force data, which will improve our ability to interrogate and extract any relevant data, such as this.</p><p>Rigid bar handcuffs are only one of the tools we are giving prison officers to help them do their job more safely. This also includes body worn cameras and PAVA spray.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 19/03/2020 15:48:35 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1182274

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Prison Service Pay Review Body Summary of England and Wales Visits 2019, published in February 2020, what steps he is taking to address the finding in that report that the Band 3 prison officer pay scale was not a wage staff could live on or afford a mortgage with.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	24342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>We are giving staff the tools they need to do the job safely – rolling out PAVA incapacitant spray, and investing £100 million, as part of a wider £2.75 billion package, to fund tough airport-style security that will clamp down on the illicit items which fuel violence and hinder rehabilitation.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice is actively engaged with the Prison Service Pay Review Body in support of their evidence gathering process and we look forward to receiving their considered recommendations later this year. To maintain the integrity of this independent process we will not be commenting on any material that will not be formally published. The document referred to is not a published document.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 24343 24344 24345 24346 question first answered 11/03/2020 11:44:06 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon