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1695498

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wandsworth Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of conditions in Wandsworth prison on the health of (a) prisoners and (b) staff.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	18221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>The Prison Group Director for London is taking active measures to support the health and well-being of staff and prisoners at HMP Wandsworth. He conducts regular visits to assess and monitor conditions at the prison. Accompanied by lead representatives for Health, Safety and Wellbeing at His Majesty’s Prison &amp; Probation Service, he meets regularly with the Governor to discuss any actions that need to be taken to address identified concerns.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, monthly tripartite meetings are held between Regional Estates, Finance and Health and Safety representatives, where decency is a standing agenda item. A Senior Safety Lead has recently been appointed to support local initiatives and work to improve safety outcomes for prisoners. A Task and Finish Group has recently been set up to address concerns about the physical environment of the in-patient unit at HMP Wandsworth, to improve infection prevention and control.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 18222 question first answered 18/03/2024 12:44:01 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1695100

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wandsworth Prison: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to open the healthcare centre at HMP Wandsworth.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	17969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The healthcare unit is expected to open in the coming weeks, once a number of IT hardware issues and telephony have been resolved. Its delay in opening is due to supply chain issues which we are working to expediate.</p><p>The cost to the public purse of this delay is being evaluated and cannot be confirmed at present.</p><p>The refurbishment of healthcare facilities at HMP Wandsworth is part of the wider decisive action we are taking to improve safety and conditions at the prison, including boosting staffing levels and investing millions into upgrades such as rolling out new CCTV, installing new windows and repairing roofs.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 17970 question first answered 14/03/2024 17:46:02 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1545856

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
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 Services: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make additional funding available to provide Mental Health Support Teams to 65 per cent of schools and colleges that will remain without access after 2023.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	97650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>There are currently 287 mental health support teams in approximately 4,700 schools and colleges, offering support to children experiencing anxiety, depression and other common mental health issues. These teams are now available to 26% of pupils, increasing to 399 teams or 35% of pupils by April 2023 and over 500 planned by 2024. We are investing an additional £3.3 billion in 2023/24 and 2024/25 to support the National Health Service in England. Financial plans for those years, including details of further mental health support teams, will be confirmed in due course.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 05/12/2022 11:02:07 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 39021 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1274169

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
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 Services: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Downing Street press conference of 5 January 2021, if he will confirm whether £12 billion has been allocated to NHS mental health care during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	134041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>We are putting over £12 billion a year into mental health services in England, with investment set to rise still further by an additional £2.3 billion a year by 2023/24.</p><p>We have also awarded over £22 million in cash grants to mental health, ambulance, social care, learning disabilities, autism and dementia charities to ensure they could meet increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, while continuing their day-to-day activities to help those in need.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 12/01/2021 17:31:11 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 72839 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

964421

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme: Disability Living Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether levels of payment of Disabled Living Allowance are used to assess applications for Blue Badges.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	169634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>A person who receives the higher rate of the mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance is eligible for a Blue Badge under the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) Regulations 2000, as amended. Similarly, a person will be eligible if they receive a score of at least 8 points in relation to the &quot;moving around&quot; activity of the mobility component of Personal Independence Payment.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/09/2018 13:49:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

884893

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Tax: Non-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of legislative proposals to remove prison sentences for the non-payment of council tax in line with other forms civil debt sentencing.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	135881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>Every penny of council tax that is not collected means a higher council tax or worse services in an area. However, it is important that councils are sympathetic to those in genuine hardship and are proportionate in enforcement. The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations are clear that the magistrates courts can only consider sending people to prison where the failure to pay is due to wilful refusal or culpable neglect. The Department has no plans to change those provisions.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 19/04/2018 14:48:51 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

802086

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sexual Assault Referral Centres: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to provide support to survivors of sexual assault in London when services are over-subscribed.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	117773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Allocations for Sexual Assault Referral Centres have increased this year. This has enabled NHS England to increase the number of specialists working across the London Havens, specialist centres supporting survivors of sexual assault in the London area. This includes an increase in counselling and therapy team capacity, and the creation of social work liaison posts.</p><p> </p><p>Together with the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, NHS England have been working on a Child House pilot. This is a new integrated health, social care and criminal justice service for child victims of sexual abuse in the north central London area. This service is expected to open in 2018. The pilot will evaluate whether the Child House model is effective in the London context and explore whether the model should be rolled out across the whole of London.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 14/12/2017 16:49:33 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

678779

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Holidays Abroad: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidelines there are to insurance companies on considering claims of people who cancelled travel plans as a result of following Government travel advice relating to health concerns in the areas they plan to travel to.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	61779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government is determined that travel insurers should treat customers fairly and firms are required to do so under rules set by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which regulates the UK insurance industry. The FCA’s Insurance Conduct of Business Sourcebook (ICOBS) states that insurers must handle claims fairly and promptly; provide reasonable guidance to help a policyholder make a claim, and appropriate information on its progress; not reject a claim unreasonably; and settle claims promptly once settlement terms are agreed.</p><p>If consumers would like to make a complaint about their case, in the first instance they should contact their insurer. If their complaint is not upheld and they would like to pursue the matter, they can contact the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). The FOS offers a free dispute resolution service for people who wish to complain about how their insurance company has treated them. The decision of the FOS is binding on insurers up to £150,000. The FOS can be contacted at:</p><p>The Financial Ombudsman Service</p><p>Exchange Tower</p><p>London</p><p>E14 9SR</p><p> </p><p>Telephone: 0300 123 9123</p><p><a href="mailto:complaint.info@financial-ombudsman.org.uk" target="_blank">complaint.info@financial-ombudsman.org.uk</a></p><p><a href="http://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 02/02/2017 14:40:53 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

657813

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help local social services to develop primary prevention strategies to reduce child maltreatment; and what discussions she has had with those services on involving other services in the development of those strategies.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	57412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s statutory guidance <em>Working Together to Safeguard Children</em>, revised last year, is crystal clear about the importance that we attach to preventative services. Providing help early, before issues and problems escalate, is more effective in promoting the welfare of children than reacting later.</p><p> </p><p>The <em>Working Together </em>guidance sets out that local agencies should work together to put processes in place for the effective assessment of the needs of individual children who may benefit from early help services. It is right that decisions about the provision of services, including preventative, early help services, are taken locally by agencies that are best placed to plan provision, taking account of local needs and circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Children and Social Work Bill, the Government is introducing a stronger but more flexible statutory framework that will support local partners to work together more effectively to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people. The new framework will allow the safeguarding partners – namely health services, the police and the local authority – much greater freedom to make decisions themselves as to who they work with and how best to arrange their services to improve the outcomes for children in their area. The new arrangements are based on the findings of the Wood Review, published in May 2016, which included extensive consultation with the sector.</p><p> </p><p>In 2013 the government set up the Early Intervention Foundation, funded by the Department for Education, the Department for Work and Pensions, the Department of Health, and the Department for Communities and Local Government. It operates independently of central government, to establish a robust evidence base for what approaches work best in early intervention and to support commissioners in implementing early intervention programmes and practice in their local areas.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also setting up a new What Works Centre for children’s social care. The What Works Centre will focus on improving outcomes for our most vulnerable children and their families. It will identify best practice in supporting children suffering from, or at risk of, abuse and/or neglect. The WWC will be able to build a truly comprehensive picture of what excellence looks like by looking at both effective interventions and practice systems. We expect the WWC to work in close partnership with the sector and bring new and innovative approaches to gathering, disseminating and embedding its findings, drawing on lessons from a wide range of interventions – including reviews of serious cases and our Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last two years the Government has invested over £100 million in 53 projects through the Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme. The programme is supporting local authorities and other organisations to develop new approaches in children’s social care, including preventing child maltreatment. In April this year we committed a further £200m to support innovation and improvement over the next four years.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 21/12/2016 14:01:16 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan