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1133380

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date	19/06/2019
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
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 he has made of the effect of mental wellbeing on the propensity to develop physical illness.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	266844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>People living with severe mental illness (SMI) are at greater risk of physical illness and face one of the greatest inequality gaps in England with life expectancy 15-20 years lower than the general population.</p><p>To help address this disparity in health outcomes, in 2016, in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health, NHS England committed to leading work to ensure that by 2020/21, 280,000 people living with SMI have their physical health needs met by increasing early detection and expanding access to evidence-based physical care assessment and intervention each year.</p><p>In the NHS Long Term Plan, NHS England committed to building on this ambition. By 2023/24, the number of people receiving physical health checks will further increase to an additional 110,000 people per year, bringing the total to 390,000 checks delivered each year.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 24/06/2019 16:40:46 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1133381

registered interest
date	19/06/2019
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	Antidepressants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of patients prescribed antidepressants who do not take that medication for the prescribed length of time.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	266845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department has made no such estimate. The Government expects clinicians to prescribe anti-depressants responsibly and to follow the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines on shared decision making when discussing care and treatment options with their patients.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 24/06/2019 16:50:51 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1133382

registered interest
date	19/06/2019
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	Pain: Medical Treatments
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 he has made of the potential merits of prescribing mindfulness-based pain management in treating chronic pain.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	266846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. However, self-management approaches, such as mindfulness, may be appropriate for helping people manage the day to day symptoms of living with a long-term condition, such as chronic pain.</p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is in the process of developing the ‘Chronic Pain: assessment and management’ guideline, which is expected for publication on 19 August 2020. The guideline is looking at range of approaches relevant to the management of chronic pain, including pain self-management programmes and peer-led programmes. The guideline scope document can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/gid-ng10069/documents/final-scope" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/gid-ng10069/documents/final-scope</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 24/06/2019 16:52:29 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1133383

registered interest
date	19/06/2019
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	Incapacity Benefit
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 amount of funding allocated to incapacity benefit as a proportion of (a) GDP and (b) the GDP average of OECD member states, excluding the UK.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	266847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>According to latest OECD data, the UK spent 1.85% of its GDP to support disabled people and those with health conditions. The OECD average is 1.93%.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>OECD Average (including UK)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total (share of GDP)</p></td><td><p>1.85%</p></td><td><p>1.93%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: <a href="https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?datasetcode=SOCX_AGG" target="_blank">https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?datasetcode=SOCX_AGG</a>, OECD 2015 data (latest data point).</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/06/2019 12:39:07 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1133002

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
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	Migrant Workers: Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the IPPR report Measuring the benefits of integration: The value of tackling skills underutilisation published 18 June 2019, what assessment her Department has made of the number of migrants in the UK employed in positions for which they are overqualified.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	266100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The department has made no assessment of the number of migrants in the UK employed in positions for which they are overqualified.</p><p>We are working closely with the Department for Education, Mayoral Combined Authorities/Local Enterprise Partnerships, learning providers and employers to develop Local Industrial Strategies and implement Skills Advisory Panels within local areas which will help achieve a better balance between skills supply and labour market demand in local areas.</p><p>We are building evidence to develop an understanding of what works to support people on Universal Credit, who are working, to progress. One of the ways in which people can progress is to consider their skills and abilities. We wish to ensure that claimants make good decisions that are right for them, as well as understanding their barriers and support needs. Our programme of research and testing seeks to deliver this evidence to help us support people to reach their potential.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 02/07/2019 12:09:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 124932 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1133004

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the IPPR report Measuring the benefits of integration: The value of tackling skills underutilisation, published 18 June 2019, what assessment he has made of the effect on the economy of migrants employed in positions for which they are overqualified.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	266101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Treasury has not conducted analysis on the specific question of overqualification of migrants.</p><p> </p><p>The future immigration system will support the UK economy to access the talent it needs. The Government has initiated an extensive programme of engagement to capture views, and ensure that we design a future system that works for the whole of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/06/2019 10:09:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1133005

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's findings of the Joint Unions in Prisons Alliance survey; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	266102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The safety of Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service staff working in prisons is a priority. The Joint Unions Alliance have written to us regarding the survey and we will give careful consideration to the findings. Her Majesty’s Prison &amp; Probation Service has commenced research into the effects of second-hand exposure of prison staff to psychoactive substances. Initial research is focused on post-exposure testing of staff across ten prisons and it has been agreed that the testing programme will be expanded to include a further 10 prisons.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Across the prison estate we have invested an additional £70m in a raft of measures designed to improve safety, security and decency – including body-scanners, enhanced searches and new investigative teams – while the 4,700 additional staff we have recruited since October 2016 are making a real difference.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 24/06/2019 15:47:37 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1133006

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Health: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of average wellbeing in the UK relative to other European countries.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	266103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/06/2019 16:28:06 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster attachment 1 file name PQ266103.pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1133007

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
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 and Suicide: Children
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 he has made trends in (a) depression, (b) suicidal ideation and (c) self-harm amongst (i) adolescent males and (ii) adolescent females since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	266104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department assess a wide range of research into trends around depression, self-harm and suicide to inform evidence-based policy development. NHS Digital has published the report, ‘Mental Health of Children and Young People in England, 2017’, which covers prevalence and trends in mental disorders in young people. The report is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/mental-health-of-children-and-young-people-in-england/2017/2017" target="_blank">www.digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/mental-health-of-children-and-young-people-in-england/2017/2017</a></p><p>The Department commissions the Office for National Statistics to monitor and publish data on suicide trends across all age groups. Published data shows that suicides amongst 15-19 year-olds have been increasing in recent years. The latest data is published at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/2017registrations" target="_blank">www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/2017registrations</a></p><p>The Department also funds the Multi-Centre Study of Self-Harm, which analyses long-term trends in people presenting at hospital for self-harm. We are aware of research showing increases in attendances at hospital and in primary care for self-harm, especially in young women and girls.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 24/06/2019 16:49:09 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1132412

registered interest
date	17/06/2019
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	Basic Income: Sheffield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will take steps to monitor the roll out of a universal basic income pilot by Sheffield City Council; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	265451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>We are aware of experiments in universal basic income (UBI) around the world and we do not believe there is a case for UBI. We believe Universal Credit is the right approach for the UK because it simplifies the benefit system, promotes and incentivises work, including progression in work, and provides targeted support to those in most need in a way that is affordable.</p><p> </p><p>In February 2018 the OECD concluded in <a href="https://read.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/oecd-economic-surveys-finland-2018_eco_surveys-fin-2018-en#page45" target="_blank">its survey of the Finnish Economy</a> that the complexity of the current benefits system in Finland was an obstacle to stepping into work and that the basic income experiment, whilst possibly enhancing work incentives, may increase poverty and would require increasing income taxation by nearly 30%. More recently, findings from the evaluation of the Finnish basic income experiment show some improvement in perceived wellbeing, but that it did not increase the employment level of the participants in the first year of the experiment. The OECD also developed a scenario for Finland inspired by the UK’s Universal Credit (UC). They found that this ‘would consistently improve work incentives and reduce complexity, with limited changes to the income distribution and limited fiscal cost.</p><p> </p><p>This <a href="https://oecdecoscope.blog/2018/02/28/why-would-a-universal-credit-be-better-than-a-basic-income-for-finland/" target="_blank">OECD blog</a> post is particularly useful on the OECD’s work to compare UBI and UC.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/06/2019 15:59:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane