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804608

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the availability of non-UK EU nationals to work in the social care sector.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	902945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government hugely values the contribution of all the European Union staff working across health and social care. The Government is committed to ensuring a clear pathway to permanent residency for these EU citizens.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to monitor and analyse overall staffing levels across social care, and the Secretary of State has made it clear that there will continue to be sufficient staff to deliver the high quality services on which the public rely following the United Kingdom’s exit from the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are aware that our challenge, working alongside stakeholders in the adult social care sector, is to ensure the workforce has the right number of people to meet increasing demand, with the right skills, knowledge and values to deliver quality, compassionate care.</p><p> </p><p>That is why we have set out a plan to attract and retain talented staff, backed by an additional £2 billion investment in the sector over the next three years and a commitment to publishing a Green Paper by summer 2018, setting out proposals for reform to ensure sustainability in social care in the long term.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 14/12/2017 15:46:42 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

754735

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Autism: Depressive Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of which mental health interventions are effective for treating autistic people with anxiety or depression.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	6367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>Deciding what is the most effective and appropriate therapeutic treatment for an individual patient is a matter for individual clinicians or clinical teams, drawing on their professional education and training, and the relevant clinical guidance such as that published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 06/09/2017 13:56:26 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

754102

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Autism: Depressive Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many autistic people were diagnosed with (a) an anxiety disorder and (b) depression in (i) 2016-17, (ii) 2015-16 and (iii) 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	6269
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>Information on the number of people diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum; the number of people on the autistic spectrum who have been diagnosed with having an anxiety disorder or depression; the number of people with autism who took their own lives, and the number of people with autism who have died within the requested timescales is not available centrally.</p><p> </p><p>We have made no assessment of the effectiveness of tools used in the diagnosis of autism in identifying co-existing mental health problems. The use of such tools is a matter for the clinicians concerned, taking into account relevant clinical guidance such as that published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 6042 6045 6046 6268 question first answered 06/09/2017 13:18:00 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

754101

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Autism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in England have been diagnosed as autistic.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	6268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>Information on the number of people diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum; the number of people on the autistic spectrum who have been diagnosed with having an anxiety disorder or depression; the number of people with autism who took their own lives, and the number of people with autism who have died within the requested timescales is not available centrally.</p><p> </p><p>We have made no assessment of the effectiveness of tools used in the diagnosis of autism in identifying co-existing mental health problems. The use of such tools is a matter for the clinicians concerned, taking into account relevant clinical guidance such as that published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 6042 6045 6046 6269 question first answered 06/09/2017 13:18:00 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

754125

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Autism: Suicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with autism in England took their own lives in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	6046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>Information on the number of people diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum; the number of people on the autistic spectrum who have been diagnosed with having an anxiety disorder or depression; the number of people with autism who took their own lives, and the number of people with autism who have died within the requested timescales is not available centrally.</p><p> </p><p>We have made no assessment of the effectiveness of tools used in the diagnosis of autism in identifying co-existing mental health problems. The use of such tools is a matter for the clinicians concerned, taking into account relevant clinical guidance such as that published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 6042 6045 6268 6269 question first answered 06/09/2017 13:18:00 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

754124

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Autism: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with autism in England died in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	6045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>Information on the number of people diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum; the number of people on the autistic spectrum who have been diagnosed with having an anxiety disorder or depression; the number of people with autism who took their own lives, and the number of people with autism who have died within the requested timescales is not available centrally.</p><p> </p><p>We have made no assessment of the effectiveness of tools used in the diagnosis of autism in identifying co-existing mental health problems. The use of such tools is a matter for the clinicians concerned, taking into account relevant clinical guidance such as that published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 6042 6046 6268 6269 question first answered 06/09/2017 13:18:00 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

754123

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Autism: Diagnosis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the assessment tools used in the diagnosis of autism are effective in the identification of co-morbid mental health problems.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	6042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>Information on the number of people diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum; the number of people on the autistic spectrum who have been diagnosed with having an anxiety disorder or depression; the number of people with autism who took their own lives, and the number of people with autism who have died within the requested timescales is not available centrally.</p><p> </p><p>We have made no assessment of the effectiveness of tools used in the diagnosis of autism in identifying co-existing mental health problems. The use of such tools is a matter for the clinicians concerned, taking into account relevant clinical guidance such as that published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 6045 6046 6268 6269 question first answered 06/09/2017 13:18:00 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

934322

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2018
	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	Baby Care Units
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to allocate further funding specifically for the improvement of facilities for families on neonatal units.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	160389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department currently has no plans to allocate funding specifically for the improvement of facilities for families on neonatal units. Plans to allocate funding specifically for the improvement of facilities for families on neonatal units are the responsibility of individual hospital trusts. When designing neonatal services, the Department expects trusts to follow the principles set out in the ‘Toolkit for high-quality neonatal services’ which includes the provision of dedicated facilities for parents and families of babies receiving neonatal care.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 11/07/2018 13:02:59 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

837852

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	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	Care Homes: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of care home residents paying top up fees for their care.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	126883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>Data on top-up fees are not centrally held.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 09/02/2018 11:45:09 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard