Written Question
Wednesday 22nd June 2022
Asked by:
Andrew Mitchell (Conservative - Sutton Coldfield)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to consult with health and social care (a) organisations and (b) charities on the forthcoming NHS England workforce strategy.
Answered by Edward Argar
We intend to engage with a range of stakeholders in developing this plan, including health and social care organisations and charities where appropriate.
Written Question
Monday 13th June 2022
Asked by:
Andrew Mitchell (Conservative - Sutton Coldfield)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government's forthcoming reform of the Mental Health Act, if he will make it his policy to (a) ensure that legislative proposals address the concerns of respondents to the public consultation to the Mental Health Act White Paper about how the reforms will serve the needs of children and young people and (b) work closely with stakeholders to test and develop policy proposals concerning children and young people as part of a pre-legislative scrutiny process prior to the introduction of legislative proposals to Parliament.
Answered by Gillian Keegan
The Government will publish a draft Mental Health Bill shortly. Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Bill will then be a matter for Parliament.
The Government consulted on the proposals for legislation made by the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act in 2018 and through the ‘Reforming the Mental Health Act’ white paper, which received over 1,700 responses. We have also worked with charities to gather the views of people, including children and young people, who were either in inpatient services or had lived experience of the Act. The development of the draft Bill has been informed by these consultations.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Feb 2022
Elective Care Recovery in England
"My hon. Friend is surely absolutely right, first, to prioritise this vital catch-up programme for our constituents and, secondly, to ensure that we deliver real value for money. At a time of high taxation overall, my constituents want to ensure that for every pound of hard-earned taxpayers’ money spent on …..."Andrew Mitchell - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 18th January 2022
Asked by:
Andrew Mitchell (Conservative - Sutton Coldfield)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that social care staff receive specific Parkinson’s and dementia training.
Answered by Gillian Keegan
We are investing £500 million over the next three years for training and development of social care staff. This will include a sector-wide Knowledge and Skills Framework, building on existing resources such as the Dementia Training Standards Framework. We will provide hundreds of thousands of training places and qualifications for the workforce, including those supporting individuals with Parkinson's and dementia.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 08 Dec 2021
Dignity in Dying
"I express my thanks to Mr Speaker for granting this Adjournment debate.
Assisted dying is an immensely sensitive and emotive issue of conscience over which each of us individually, as Members of this place, must wrestle, and which this House will have to address collectively before much longer. In my …..."Andrew Mitchell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 08 Dec 2021
Dignity in Dying
"My hon. Friend is right, but I used to be a junior social security Minister, and I know that social security law means that the Government—society—already have a way of determining a period six months before the end of someone’s life. We can of course reflect on this, and on …..."Andrew Mitchell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 08 Dec 2021
Dignity in Dying
"My hon. Friend makes a very good point, and I will come directly to that.
My aim in this debate is not to persuade all colleagues of the rightness of this cause but to make two clear points: first, that this is a debate about the real-life consequences of our …..."Andrew Mitchell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 08 Dec 2021
Dignity in Dying
"I will get a little further with my case, and then I will certainly give way.
Furthermore, this leniency does nothing for those who cannot afford a trip to Switzerland; who cannot access the necessary medical records; who cannot travel due to illness or disability; or who cannot access the …..."Andrew Mitchell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 08 Dec 2021
Dignity in Dying
"My hon. Friend and I will no doubt continue this argument for many months. He and I are as one on the importance of improving palliative care, but alas, there are those who will never benefit from those improvements because of the nature of their illness. I will come to …..."Andrew Mitchell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 08 Dec 2021
Dignity in Dying
"I thank the hon. Lady very much for her intervention. It must be the case, and I am sure my hon. Friend the Member for Devizes (Danny Kruger) will agree, that all Members of Parliament will be following what happens in Scotland with the greatest possible care. It is an …..."Andrew Mitchell - View Speech
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