Information between 26th March 2024 - 15th April 2024
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Select Committee Documents |
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Wednesday 10th April 2024
Written Evidence - Professor Matthew Flinders SSTG0050 - Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government - Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government Found: Joint ministers or ministers for thematic topics (a Minister for Loneliness being an obvious example |
Written Answers |
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Loneliness: Older People
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Tuesday 2nd April 2024 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle chronic loneliness in people over the age of 65; and what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of those steps. Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) Many people experience loneliness and social isolation, and the Government is committed to reducing the stigma associated with loneliness, and building a more connected society. Government, local councils, health systems and voluntary and community sector organisations all have an important role to play in achieving this. Since publishing the first ever government Strategy for Tackling Loneliness and appointing the world’s first Minister for Loneliness in 2018, we have invested almost £80 million in tackling loneliness. These interventions include a national communications campaign that aims to reduce the stigma of loneliness, which has reached at least 25 million people across the country. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is also delivering the ‘Know Your Neighbourhood Fund’ to boost volunteering and reduce loneliness in 27 disadvantaged areas across England. We have also brought together over 750 people from across the public, private and charity sectors through our Tackling Loneliness Hub, where members can learn from events and workshops, share the latest research and collaborate on new initiatives. Last March, we published the fourth annual report of our Tackling Loneliness Strategy. It contains over 60 new and ongoing commitments from 11 government departments. So far, we have made progress against at least 46 of these commitments and at least 7 have been completed. Due to the nature of the commitments many have now been incorporated into business as usual. The fifth annual report will provide a full update on commitments, and is due to be published in May. |
Loneliness: Civil Society
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Tuesday 2nd April 2024 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with (a) local communities and (b) voluntary organisations to combat loneliness and social isolation in (i) older men and (ii) all elderly people. Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) Many people experience loneliness and social isolation, and the Government is committed to reducing the stigma associated with loneliness, and building a more connected society. Government, local councils, health systems and voluntary and community sector organisations all have an important role to play in achieving this. Since publishing the first ever government Strategy for Tackling Loneliness and appointing the world’s first Minister for Loneliness in 2018, we have invested almost £80 million in tackling loneliness. These interventions include a national communications campaign that aims to reduce the stigma of loneliness, which has reached at least 25 million people across the country. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is also delivering the ‘Know Your Neighbourhood Fund’ to boost volunteering and reduce loneliness in 27 disadvantaged areas across England. We have also brought together over 750 people from across the public, private and charity sectors through our Tackling Loneliness Hub, where members can learn from events and workshops, share the latest research and collaborate on new initiatives. Last March, we published the fourth annual report of our Tackling Loneliness Strategy. It contains over 60 new and ongoing commitments from 11 government departments. So far, we have made progress against at least 46 of these commitments and at least 7 have been completed. Due to the nature of the commitments many have now been incorporated into business as usual. The fifth annual report will provide a full update on commitments, and is due to be published in May. |
Loneliness: Older People
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Tuesday 2nd April 2024 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle moderate to high-levels of social isolation experienced by some older men. Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) Many people experience loneliness and social isolation, and the Government is committed to reducing the stigma associated with loneliness, and building a more connected society. Government, local councils, health systems and voluntary and community sector organisations all have an important role to play in achieving this. Since publishing the first ever government Strategy for Tackling Loneliness and appointing the world’s first Minister for Loneliness in 2018, we have invested almost £80 million in tackling loneliness. These interventions include a national communications campaign that aims to reduce the stigma of loneliness, which has reached at least 25 million people across the country. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is also delivering the ‘Know Your Neighbourhood Fund’ to boost volunteering and reduce loneliness in 27 disadvantaged areas across England. We have also brought together over 750 people from across the public, private and charity sectors through our Tackling Loneliness Hub, where members can learn from events and workshops, share the latest research and collaborate on new initiatives. Last March, we published the fourth annual report of our Tackling Loneliness Strategy. It contains over 60 new and ongoing commitments from 11 government departments. So far, we have made progress against at least 46 of these commitments and at least 7 have been completed. Due to the nature of the commitments many have now been incorporated into business as usual. The fifth annual report will provide a full update on commitments, and is due to be published in May. |
Department Publications - Statistics |
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Wednesday 10th April 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Source Page: Partnerships for People and Place: evaluation and spend mapping annexes Document: Partnerships for People and Place evaluation and spend mapping: Annex 2-6 (PDF) Found: Liverpool Improved networks/connections; Increased sense of belonging/pride in the area; Reduced loneliness |
Wednesday 10th April 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Source Page: Partnerships for People and Place: learning and evaluation report Document: Partnerships for People and Place Programme: learning and evaluation report (PDF) Found: For example, connections between the Hackney pilot and the DCMS Loneliness Team were lost when the person |
Department Publications - News and Communications |
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Tuesday 9th April 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Source Page: Sports Minister speaks at SportAccord Document: Sports Minister speaks at SportAccord (webpage) Found: We know that sport contributes to physical and mental wellbeing, reduces loneliness and provides economic |
Department Publications - Guidance |
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Wednesday 27th March 2024
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Built environment: UK capabilities in inclusive design Document: UK capabilities in inclusive design of the built environment (PDF version) (PDF) Found: boththephysicalandmentalhealthofitscommunities areenhanced aswellasloweringtheriskofloneliness |
Non-Departmental Publications - Transparency |
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Mar. 28 2024
Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street Source Page: Honours and Appointments: March 2024 Document: Honours and Appointments: March 2024 (PDF) Transparency Found: Formerly Minister for Sport, Civil Society and Loneliness. For Public and Parliamentary Service. |
Scottish Select Committee Publications |
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Monday 25th March 2024
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport to the HSCS Convener concerning year four of the Adult Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund, 25 March 2024 Adult Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund Health, Social Care and Sport Committee Found: community groups to deliver programmes for adults which build resilience and address social isolation, loneliness |
Scottish Parliamentary Debates |
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Subordinate Legislation
158 speeches (88,920 words) Tuesday 26th March 2024 - Committee Mentions: 1: McKelvie, Christina (SNP - Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse) are nowhere near understanding the impact of Covid on many things, never mind social isolation and loneliness - Link to Speech |
Extra Costs of Disability
41 speeches (42,100 words) Thursday 21st March 2024 - Committee Mentions: 1: None back on social activities outside his home, so there were obviously effects in terms of isolation and loneliness - Link to Speech |