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1436660

registered interest
date	28/02/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that all young people receive mental health resilience support.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	131239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>Ministers meet regularly with their counterparts in the Department of Health and Social Care to discuss a range of issues including specialist support for children and young people’s mental health. Both departments have a joint programme with NHS England to deliver the long-term commitments in the Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision Green Paper. These include introducing mental health support teams (MHSTs) linked to schools and colleges, incentivising all schools and colleges to identify and train a senior mental health lead, and testing approaches to faster access to specialist NHS mental health support. The government is also introducing new MHSTs in 20-25% of the country by 2022 and 35% of the country by 2023, funded and accountable through the NHS. This means that 399 MHSTs will be up and running, offering support to almost three million pupils, by 2023.</p><p>The department has invested over £9.5 million to fund training for senior mental health leads in over 8,000 eligible schools and colleges, as part of our commitment to fund training for leads in all schools and colleges by 2025. We announced during Children’s Mental Health Week 2022 an additional £3 million to extend senior mental health leads training to more schools and colleges, meaning everyone eligible to access training before the end of May 2022 will be able to do so.</p><p>In partnership with the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities and the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition, we have published a new edition of guidance on taking a whole school and college approach to mental wellbeing. To bring together information about the various mental health support offers and training available to schools and colleges, we have recently published a mental health information page which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mental-health-and-wellbeing-support-in-schools-and-colleges" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mental-health-and-wellbeing-support-in-schools-and-colleges</a>.</p><p>Since September 2020, it has been compulsory for schools to teach relationships education (for primary school-aged pupils), relationships and sex education (for secondary school-aged pupils) and health education (for all pupils in state-funded schools). These new subjects support the wider work of schools in helping to foster pupil wellbeing as well as developing resilience. Importantly, young people will be taught how and when to ask for help, and where to access further support when needed.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 131238 question first answered 08/03/2022 16:28:44 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

573638

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies on the provision of mental health services for young people in (a) the community and (b) school of the recent 10 per cent increase in instances of depression and anxiety among school-aged girls.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	44302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>Children and young people’s mental health is a priority for this Government, supported by an additional £1.4 billion over the lifetime of this Parliament. Each clinical commissioning group has worked with partners, including schools and colleges, to develop a Local Transformation Plan setting out how they will provide support for the full spectrum of mental health conditions, including early intervention measures.</p><p> </p><p>Schools and colleges have an important role to play in supporting the mental health of children and young people, and we will continue to invest in this. We have provided them with a range of information, support, advice and guidance to help them develop ‘whole-school’ approaches to best suit the needs of their pupils. This includes guidance on: teaching about such issues as depression and anxiety within their personal, social, health and economic education curriculum, and providing effective school-based counselling. Teachers can also access free online support for pupils with a range of mental health issues, including depression and anxiety, through the MindEd website.</p><p> </p><p>We want to support schools and colleges further, and to help us to know where to best direct this support we are currently conducting a large-scale survey asking them what approaches they use, as well as what they find to be the most effective. The results should be available next spring.</p><p> </p><p>The Department of Health has also commissioned a new prevalence survey that should provide updated information on a range of specific mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression. This is due to report in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 44300 question first answered 07/09/2016 15:11:13 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

573641

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department plans to invest in early intervention services for young people with mental health conditions in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	44300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>Children and young people’s mental health is a priority for this Government, supported by an additional £1.4 billion over the lifetime of this Parliament. Each clinical commissioning group has worked with partners, including schools and colleges, to develop a Local Transformation Plan setting out how they will provide support for the full spectrum of mental health conditions, including early intervention measures.</p><p> </p><p>Schools and colleges have an important role to play in supporting the mental health of children and young people, and we will continue to invest in this. We have provided them with a range of information, support, advice and guidance to help them develop ‘whole-school’ approaches to best suit the needs of their pupils. This includes guidance on: teaching about such issues as depression and anxiety within their personal, social, health and economic education curriculum, and providing effective school-based counselling. Teachers can also access free online support for pupils with a range of mental health issues, including depression and anxiety, through the MindEd website.</p><p> </p><p>We want to support schools and colleges further, and to help us to know where to best direct this support we are currently conducting a large-scale survey asking them what approaches they use, as well as what they find to be the most effective. The results should be available next spring.</p><p> </p><p>The Department of Health has also commissioned a new prevalence survey that should provide updated information on a range of specific mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression. This is due to report in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 44302 question first answered 07/09/2016 15:11:13 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

521482

registered interest
date	25/05/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which local authorities provide (1) free transport, and (2) subsidised transport, for students in years 12 and 13.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>The statutory responsibility for post 16 transport rests with local authorities who are required to publish a transport policy statement setting out the arrangements they make to support young people to travel to further education and training.</p><p> </p><p>These arrangements do not have to include free or subsidised transport, but local authorities are expected to make reasonable decisions based on local needs, circumstances and resources. Discounts or concessions are also available from local transport companies and schools, colleges or other providers.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are encouraged to develop a collaborative approach when developing their statements to provide a full picture of the transport and support available. But it is for local organisations to decide whether to provide support and what level of discounts and concessions to give. The department does not collect specific information on which local authorities, transport companies, or education and training providers give free or subsidised transport for students in years 12 and 13.</p><p> </p><p>The 16 to 19 Bursary Fund is also available to help young people with the costs associated with attending education or training, and transport is the biggest single area of expenditure for which this fund is used. Schools and colleges are responsible for deciding how to distribute their bursary allocations to students, and for establishing what criteria to use.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL340 question first answered 09/06/2016 12:15:11 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

432301

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the educational needs of young people in mental health facilities are assessed; and what system is in place to ensure that the needs of those patients are monitored and provided for as they change.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	17746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities have a duty to ensure suitable education is in place for children of compulsory school age who would not otherwise receive it. This includes pupils with medical conditions that prevent them from attending a mainstream school. Where pupils are in-patients in medical facilities, this education would in many cases be provided by the facility itself via an on-site hospital school.</p><br /><p>In all cases, decisions on the education required should be based on an assessment of the pupil’s needs and in consultation with the pupil, parents, medical practitioners and other relevant professionals. Providers and the local authority must ensure that the education a pupil receives is of good quality, allows them to take appropriate qualifications, prevents them from slipping behind their peers in school and allows them to reintegrate successfully back into school as soon as possible. Monitoring and assurance processes should be established to ensure this quality education is in place and in all cases, effective collaboration between all relevant services is essential to delivering effective education for children with additional health needs.</p><br /><p>The Department for Education’s guidance ‘<em>Ensuring a good education for children who cannot attend school because of health needs’</em> sets out the legal duties and responsibilities of the local authority with regards education for such pupils. It is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/269469/health_needs_guidance__-_revised_may_2013_final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/269469/health_needs_guidance__-_revised_may_2013_final.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 30/11/2015 15:22:18 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

100059

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria they use when distributing grants to groups offering mental health support to young people.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>On 16 October the Department for Education published a national prospectus setting out the key activities the Department wishes to promote through organisations working with children, young people and families. Children and young people's mental health is one of the seven priority areas on which applications are sought. Within that area, the Department is looking to support projects which work with education providers and children’s services to improve prevention, early identification and access to specialist interventions.</p><p> </p><p>The detailed process and criteria for applications to the Prospectus can be found online at: <a href="https://online.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/Common/View%20Notice.aspx?site=1000&amp;lang=en&amp;NoticeId=1592512" target="_blank">https://online.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/Common/View%20Notice.aspx?site=1000&amp;lang=en&amp;NoticeId=1592512</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 03/11/2014 17:59:44 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick