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626137

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	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	Retail Trade: West Midlands
	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 plans his Department has for invigorating high street trading in the West Midlands in the next 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
	uin	51029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that high streets throughout the country remain at the heart of their community and we have taken significant actions to help high streets adapt and thrive through a range of targeted tax breaks, sensible planning changes and measures to ensure fairer parking for motorists.</p><p>At Budget 2016 we announced the biggest ever cut in business rates – worth £6.7 billion across the next five years. The Government is permanently doubling the level of Small Business Rate Relief and increasing the thresholds to benefit a greater number of property occupiers. Eligible properties with a rateable value of £12,000 and below will receive 100% relief. This means that 600,000 small businesses will pay no business rates at all, including local high street shops. Furthermore, the revaluation of Business Rates will ensure business rate bills more closely reflect the property market and that all businesses are getting a fair deal. The revaluation will reduce bills in the West Midlands by 7% before inflation and transitional relief. This will reduce bills by almost £170m per year. The biggest winners are in offices which will see bills falls by 16% and retail which will see bills fall by 11%.</p><p>We have also given over £18 million to town teams since 2010, including Redditch, funding successful initiatives such “Love Your Local Market” and the “Great British High Street Competition”. The finalists for the 2016 Awards include Derby, Hinckley, Market Harborough, Bridgnorth, and Leominster. The winners will be announced in December.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 03/11/2016 11:17:39 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

625890

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ex-servicemen and women are currently participating in the Veterans and Reserves Mental Health programme in Worcestershire.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
	uin	51193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>Ex-Service men and women who have deployed since 1982 are eligible to receive assistance from the Veterans and Reserves Mental Health programme (VRMHP), as are reserves who have deployed overseas since 1 January 2003.</p><p> </p><p>All ex-Service personnel referred to the VRMHP will receive a full psychiatric assessment by a Consultant Psychiatrist. This assessment report is then sent on completion to their NHS GP and/or local NHS clinical team with advice on further treatment and care. Since April 2016, this assessment has been provided at the individual’s nearest Ministry of Defence Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH), which for individuals in Worcestershire would most likely be the facility at Donnington, in Shropshire.</p><p> </p><p>From September 2013, referrals to the VRMHP during each 12-month period are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sep 2013 – Aug 2014</p></td><td><p>Sep 2014 – Aug 2015</p></td><td><p>Sep 2015 – Aug 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Veterans</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reserves</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% NHS GP referred</p></td><td><p>25% (75% self)</p></td><td><p>65% (30% self)</p></td><td><p>95% (none self)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Fewer than five referrals in the above table are recorded as having come from Worcestershire during the most recent 12-month period.</p><p> </p><p>As the table shows, many referrals to the VRMHP initially came from individuals who self-referred. Since 2015, the VRMHP has strongly encouraged all veterans to obtain an NHS GP referral first, in order to obtain a ‘medically informed’ referral. This has meant in years 2015-2016 almost all referrals have come from the NHS GP, with a small proportion (about 5%) coming from NHS secondary mental health services or Service charities.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 51192 question first answered 08/11/2016 15:52:48 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

625997

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many referrals have been made by GPs to the Veterans and Reserves Mental Health programme in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
	uin	51192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>Ex-Service men and women who have deployed since 1982 are eligible to receive assistance from the Veterans and Reserves Mental Health programme (VRMHP), as are reserves who have deployed overseas since 1 January 2003.</p><p> </p><p>All ex-Service personnel referred to the VRMHP will receive a full psychiatric assessment by a Consultant Psychiatrist. This assessment report is then sent on completion to their NHS GP and/or local NHS clinical team with advice on further treatment and care. Since April 2016, this assessment has been provided at the individual’s nearest Ministry of Defence Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH), which for individuals in Worcestershire would most likely be the facility at Donnington, in Shropshire.</p><p> </p><p>From September 2013, referrals to the VRMHP during each 12-month period are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sep 2013 – Aug 2014</p></td><td><p>Sep 2014 – Aug 2015</p></td><td><p>Sep 2015 – Aug 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Veterans</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reserves</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% NHS GP referred</p></td><td><p>25% (75% self)</p></td><td><p>65% (30% self)</p></td><td><p>95% (none self)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Fewer than five referrals in the above table are recorded as having come from Worcestershire during the most recent 12-month period.</p><p> </p><p>As the table shows, many referrals to the VRMHP initially came from individuals who self-referred. Since 2015, the VRMHP has strongly encouraged all veterans to obtain an NHS GP referral first, in order to obtain a ‘medically informed’ referral. This has meant in years 2015-2016 almost all referrals have come from the NHS GP, with a small proportion (about 5%) coming from NHS secondary mental health services or Service charities.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 51193 question first answered 08/11/2016 15:52:48 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

625887

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Mental Illness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to prevent cases of mental ill-health among combat veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
	uin	51211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence takes the mental health of its personnel very seriously. Maintaining good levels of mental health and wellbeing is achieved using a &quot;through life approach&quot; and the application of a wide range of measures based around a model of prevention, early detection and treatment. No system can guarantee to detect every individual at risk of a mental health problem. Nevertheless, measures are in place to increase awareness at all levels, including pre- and post-operational stress management training, a wide range of psychiatric and psychological treatments, and initiatives such as Trauma Risk Management. We are working hard to reduce the stigma that can be attached to mental health issues, and to encourage people to come forward. The Army's &quot;Don't Bottle It Up&quot; campaign is one such initiative.</p><p>We also provide a wide range of effective treatments for those who need them. In Iraq and Afghanistan, we deployed uniformed mental health nurses to provide in-theatre care and treatment for our personnel. Theatres were visited by consultant psychiatrists every three months or so, who provided clinical and administrative support.</p><p>In the UK, we have a network of military Departments of Community Mental Health (DCMHs), that are located to be convenient for major centres of military population, and that support the provision of healthcare that is available through Service primary care facilities. A wide range of clinically-approved psychiatric and psychological treatments are available, including medication, psychological therapies, and environmental adjustment where appropriate. If required, in-patient care is provided in dedicated psychiatric units through a central contract with an external provider.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/11/2016 15:55:52 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

625990

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Dementia: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the average length of stay in hospital for people with (a) Alzheimer's disease and (b) dementia in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
	uin	51199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>NHS Digital has collected and reported data on the average length of inpatient stay, for all providers in England, for the years 2012-13 to 2014-15. The information requested is set out in the following tables A to C:</p><p> </p><p>Table A: Average length of inpatient stay of patients with Alzheimer’s disease reported as primary condition in England for the years specified.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Alzheimer’s disease</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average Length of Stay (Days)</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table B: Average length of inpatient stay of patients with dementia as primary condition in England for the years specified.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Dementia</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average Length of Stay (Days)</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table C: Average length of inpatient stay of patients with dementia in Alzheimer’s in England for the years specified.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Dementia in Alzheimer’s</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average Length of Stay (Days)</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This third table, ‘Dementia in Alzheimer’s’ includes episodes of care already counted with a primary diagnosis of Alzheimer’s as well as those with Alzheimer’s as a secondary diagnosis to dementia.</p><p> </p><p>Source: Hospital Episode Statistics, NHS Digital</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 07/11/2016 12:19:13 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

625993

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Dementia: Worcestershire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress his Department has made towards meeting the 2020 challenge on dementia in Worcestershire.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
	uin	51198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>In March 2016, we published an Implementation Plan which sets out the actions partners across health and care will take to ensure commitments in the 2020 Challenge are delivered.</p><p>In August 2016, the Department published the Dementia Atlas; an interactive online resource which members of the public can use to review how their area is performing against a range of data across the Dementia Well Pathway. You can access the Atlas here:</p><p><a href="https://shapeatlas.net/dementia/" target="_blank">https://shapeatlas.net/dementia/</a></p><p>NHS England advises that it will shortly be reviewing the actions to date and the future plans of health and care partners in Worcestershire.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 08/11/2016 16:23:48 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

626032

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of GP appointments that are currently used for diagnosing and treating mental health illness.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
	uin	51118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>It is not possible to cross reference general practice (GP) appointments and GP clinical data to determine what clinical purpose any given appointment has; therefore, the Department cannot calculate how many GP appointments are used for diagnosing and treating mental health illness.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 08/11/2016 09:10:13 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

626031

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Hospitals: Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what average home-to-hospital journey time his Department uses as its benchmark for acceptable travelling time for patients using (a) accident and emergency and (b) maternity services.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
	uin	51117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>There is no central guidance on average home-to-hospital journey times for accident and emergency or maternity services. The redesign and delivery of front-line health services is a matter for the local National Health Service – clinically led by front-line NHS organisations and clinicians who are closest to the needs of their communities.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS is developing ambulance services that act as mobile assessment and treatment services and a networked approach to urgent and emergency care services to ensure patients are treated in the facility best equipped to provide whatever care is needed. For some patients requiring specialist care this may be in a hospital that is further away. NHS England has also asked Local Maternity Systems to develop plans that ensure women receive the maternity care that they want and need including, where women choose it, care in the community as close to home as possible.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 07/11/2016 13:50:01 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

626002

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued on acceptable waiting times for patients prescribed talking therapies by their GP.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
	uin	51092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>Talking therapy services are provided through the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme, led by NHS England. There are a number of routes into the programme including general practice referral and self-referral. The programme aims to ensure that services provide treatment within six weeks for 75% of people referred to the programme, and that 95% of people are treated within 18 weeks. These waiting time standards were introduced by the government from 1 April 2015.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 07/11/2016 17:51:39 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

625970

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Redditch
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 1.233 of the Budget 2015, how much of the £1.25 billion allocated to children and adolescent mental health services (a) has been and (b) is due to be allocated to Redditch constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
	uin	51254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>We are advised by NHS England that, from the total additional funding for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services made available over this Parliament, the amount allocated to Redditch and Bromsgrove Clinical Commissioning Group was £295,000 in 2015/16 and £422,000 in 2016/17. These figures include a portion of the £30 million per year over the course of this Parliament for treatment of eating disorders in children and young people, announced in the 2014 Autumn Statement.</p><p> </p><p>Allocations for 2017/18 onwards have not yet been confirmed by NHS England.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 07/11/2016 17:13:39 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley