Found: participants reported that digital transnational repression had: ● Negative impacts on their mental health

Found: cultural spaces and coercive tactics highlights the far-reaching effects of such repression on mental health

Found: Health and Social Care relating to the 65th Report of Session 2022-23, Progressing in improving NHS mental health

Found: We have a Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy and Plan and a network of trained Mental Health First

Found: • Some respondents (18%) had a long term physical or mental health condition.

Found: [SCS0047]  Routinely, those fixated/obsessive individuals are diverted into Mental Health facilities

Found: FTAC, part-funded by PSD and focused on fixated offenders, which incorporates both Policing and mental health

Found: Restricted: Security  Racial abuse and offensive/rambling/incoherent messages driven by suspected mental health

Found: Let us look at mental health services, which are sadly lacking.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish data on the number of (a) fathers who have accessed perinatal mental health services and (b) maternity outreach clinics that offer (i) evidence-based mental health assessments and (ii) signposting.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The information requested is not held centrally at this level of detail. The Government is committed to improving the support available to mothers, fathers, and partners who experience mental health difficulties, including postnatal depression, during the perinatal period.

Fathers and partners of women accessing specialist perinatal mental health services and maternal mental health services should be offered an evidence-based assessment for their mental health and signposted to sources of support as required. This can include NHS Talking Therapies services, which are available for anyone who needs support with their mental health. People can refer themselves online via the National Health Service website or by contacting their general practice.

In addition, in January 2025, the Department announced £126 million for the continuation of the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme in 2025/26 in 75 local authorities with high levels of deprivation. This includes £36.5 million for bespoke perinatal mental health and parent-infant relationship support, including for fathers.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of postnatal depression involved (a) engagement with and (b) mental health assessment of the woman’s partner by the relevant service in the most recent 12-month period for which data is available.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The information requested is not held centrally at this level of detail. The Government is committed to improving the support available to mothers, fathers, and partners who experience mental health difficulties, including postnatal depression, during the perinatal period.

Fathers and partners of women accessing specialist perinatal mental health services and maternal mental health services should be offered an evidence-based assessment for their mental health and signposted to sources of support as required. This can include NHS Talking Therapies services, which are available for anyone who needs support with their mental health. People can refer themselves online via the National Health Service website or by contacting their general practice.

In addition, in January 2025, the Department announced £126 million for the continuation of the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme in 2025/26 in 75 local authorities with high levels of deprivation. This includes £36.5 million for bespoke perinatal mental health and parent-infant relationship support, including for fathers.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help people with arthritis to stay physically active.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Guidance published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the diagnosis and management of osteoarthritis recommends therapeutic exercise for all people with osteoarthritis that is tailored to their needs and that is part of a wider structured treatment package. It advises that for people with osteoarthritis, long-term adherence to an exercise plan can help to reduce pain and increase functioning and quality of life. The guidance is available at the following link:

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng226

More widely, the Government and the National Health Service recognise the important role of physical activity in the prevention and management of long-term health conditions, including arthritis. The NHS Better Health Campaign promotes ways for adults, families and children to move more, and signposts people, including those living with long term conditions who are ready to build movement into their routine, to digital support like the NHS Active 10 walking app.

Local authorities and the NHS also promote and provide services for people living with long term conditions, such as exercise on referral and social prescribing, including access to physical activity interventions, falls prevention and walking groups.

The Department, with Sport England, has delivered support and training to equip healthcare professionals to enable patients to move more to improve their physical and mental health. Sport England continues to support work in this area through the Physical Activity Clinical Champions programme, which is currently being piloted in local areas.

NHS England is working closely with partners nationally and locally to explore how the NHS might galvanise support to make physical activity a core part of NHS care to benefit patients, NHS staff, and the wider public.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 27 March 2025, HCWS562, on Mental Health: Expected Spend for 2025-26, what estimate he has made of the total cost of mental health spending not included in that statement.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The following table shows the actual expenditure for 2023/24 and expected expenditure for 2024/25 for prescribing for mental health, mental health within NHS Continuing Healthcare and national mental health capital programmes:

Source: NHS England and Department of Health and Social Care

Note: Spend on training new mental health staff, capital spend on mental health facilities under the Hospital Upgrades Programme and any local capital schemes is not separately identifiable.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to announce further steps to help reduce waiting times for mental health treatment.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Nationally, we plan to recruit an additional 8,500 mental health workers across children and adult mental health services in England to reduce delays and provide faster treatment. We will also introduce access to a specialist mental health professional in every school and roll out Young Futures hubs in every community.

Despite the challenging fiscal environment, the Government has chosen to prioritise the funding to deliver expansions of NHS Talking Therapies and Individual Placement & Support schemes, demonstrating our commitment to addressing the root cause of mental health issues and providing support for people with severe mental illness to contribute to the economy by remaining in or returning to work.

In addition, people of all ages who are in crisis or who are concerned about a family or loved one can now call NHS111, select the mental health option, and speak to a trained mental health professional. National Health Service staff can guide callers with next steps such as organising face-to-face community support or facilitating access to alternative services, like crisis cafés or safe havens, which provide a place for people to stay as an alternative to accident and emergency or a hospital admission.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 27 March 2025, HCWS562, on Mental Health: Expected Spend for 2025-26, what data his Department holds on how much funding has been spent on (a) prescribing for mental health, (b) continuing healthcare and (c) routine spend by NHS England on training new mental health staff in the latest period for which data is available.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The following table shows the actual expenditure for 2023/24 and expected expenditure for 2024/25 for prescribing for mental health, mental health within NHS Continuing Healthcare and national mental health capital programmes:

Source: NHS England and Department of Health and Social Care

Note: Spend on training new mental health staff, capital spend on mental health facilities under the Hospital Upgrades Programme and any local capital schemes is not separately identifiable.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide additional funding to ensure the sustainability of social prescribing in (a) the UK and (b) Torbay.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

As part of our Mission to build a National Health Service that is fit for the future, the Government has underlined its commitment to taking a preventive approach to addressing health inequalities.

We are determined to improve people’s physical and mental health, to support them to live longer and healthier lives, and we recognise the role that social prescribing can play in this.

In March 2025, the Department agreed a further year of grant funding for the National Academy for Social Prescribing, securing £1.5 million to advance and expand social prescribing across England.

The Department funds the workforce through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme, including for social prescribing link workers in primary care.

In Torbay, two primary care networks employ a combined 8.6 whole time equivalent social prescribing link workers at a value of £364,958 per annum.

The Torbay Better Care Fund invests a further £221,000 within the voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector to fund three whole time equivalent social prescribers, known as well-being co-ordinators, and a full-time manager.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 27 March 2025 on Mental Health: Expected Spend for 2025-26, HCWS562, if he will publish the modelling he used to assess how the £75 million funding will affect the number of out-of-area placements.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

We recognise how important it is that individuals who require mental health inpatient care are treated as close to home as possible.

Integrated care boards have published plans to localise inpatient care by 2026-27 under the national commissioning framework for mental health inpatient services, improving both care quality and value for money. To support this, £75 million has been allocated in 2025-26 to assist systems and National Health Service-led Provider Collaboratives in reducing one or more of the following:out of area placements in acute care or psychiatric intensive care units; Mental Health Learning Disability and Autism inpatient rehabilitation placements far from home; and placements outside natural clinical flow in adult forensic medium and low secure services and children and young people’s inpatient services.

This investment is expected to lead to a reduction of at least 580 placements which are out of area, far from home, or outside natural clinical flow for adult forensic and children and young people’s mental health inpatient services over the next two years. The funding is expected to result in 15 providers being able to end the practice altogether.

Systems have been asked to model the local impact of capital investment on out of area placements activity and spending as part of their submissions to receive capital funding. The figures quoted above are based on the bids recommended for approval and were therefore modelled by the submitting integrated care boards or NHS-led provider collaboratives.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 27 March 2025 on Mental Health: Expected Spend for 2025-26, HCWS562, whether he has made an estimate of the potential impact of the £75 million funding on the number of out-of-area placements.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

We recognise how important it is that individuals who require mental health inpatient care are treated as close to home as possible.

Integrated care boards have published plans to localise inpatient care by 2026-27 under the national commissioning framework for mental health inpatient services, improving both care quality and value for money. To support this, £75 million has been allocated in 2025-26 to assist systems and National Health Service-led Provider Collaboratives in reducing one or more of the following:out of area placements in acute care or psychiatric intensive care units; Mental Health Learning Disability and Autism inpatient rehabilitation placements far from home; and placements outside natural clinical flow in adult forensic medium and low secure services and children and young people’s inpatient services.

This investment is expected to lead to a reduction of at least 580 placements which are out of area, far from home, or outside natural clinical flow for adult forensic and children and young people’s mental health inpatient services over the next two years. The funding is expected to result in 15 providers being able to end the practice altogether.

Systems have been asked to model the local impact of capital investment on out of area placements activity and spending as part of their submissions to receive capital funding. The figures quoted above are based on the bids recommended for approval and were therefore modelled by the submitting integrated care boards or NHS-led provider collaboratives.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether consideration has been given to the importance of (a) gardening and (b) nature-based therapies in improving (i) physical, (ii) social and (iii) mental health in the development of a neighbourhood health service.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

We are committed to moving towards a Neighbourhood Heath Service, with more care delivered in local communities to spot problems earlier, supporting people to stay healthier and maintain their independence for longer. There will be a focus on shifting the way services are delivered to put the needs of people and places at the heart of the health and care system.

We recognise the value of social prescribing for addressing the wider determinants of health that can impact on an individual’s wellbeing. Green social prescribing is the practice of supporting people to engage in nature-based interventions and activities, and can include gardening and nature-based therapies. We know that it can help people from a range of backgrounds to connect with nature to improve their physical, social, and mental health. We remain committed to the development of social prescribing through our ambition to focus on a preventative approach to health inequalities and to deliver support closer to home, in our communities.

The full vision for the health care system will be set out in 10-Year Health Plan. However, Neighbourhood Health Guidelines were published alongside the 2025/26 NHS Operational Planning Guidance and the 2025/26 Better Care Fund policy framework, to help integrated care boards, local authorities, and health and care providers to continue to progress neighbourhood health in 2025/26.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 27 March 2025 on Mental Health: Expected Spend for 2025-26, HCWS562, whether he has carried out an impact assessment of reducing the proportion of NHS spending on mental health.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

For 2025/26, mental health spending is forecast to amount to £15.6 billion. This represents a significant uplift of £320 million in real terms spending on mental health compared to the previous financial year. In addition, integrated care boards are forecast to meet the Mental Health Investment Standard over 2025/26, meaning that local health services will invest a greater share of their budgets into frontline mental health services. The Department continues to engage with a range of stakeholders about future plans for mental health services.

No formal impact assessment has been made, as mental health spending is forecast to be almost the same as it was for 2024/25, with a small reduction of just 0.07% in the share of recurrent National Health Service spending for 2025/26. This change is driven by additional investment in the NHS to support elective recovery, and by investment to improve general practice and pharmacy services and meet the rising costs of new medicines and medical devices.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Written Statement on 27 March 2025, HCWS562, what consultation was undertaken with stakeholders prior to the decision to reduce the proportion of NHS spending on mental health.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

For 2025/26, mental health spending is forecast to amount to £15.6 billion. This represents a significant uplift of £320 million in real terms spending on mental health compared to the previous financial year. In addition, integrated care boards are forecast to meet the Mental Health Investment Standard over 2025/26, meaning that local health services will invest a greater share of their budgets into frontline mental health services. The Department continues to engage with a range of stakeholders about future plans for mental health services.

No formal impact assessment has been made, as mental health spending is forecast to be almost the same as it was for 2024/25, with a small reduction of just 0.07% in the share of recurrent National Health Service spending for 2025/26. This change is driven by additional investment in the NHS to support elective recovery, and by investment to improve general practice and pharmacy services and meet the rising costs of new medicines and medical devices.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce CAHMS waiting times in Surrey Heath constituency.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

We know children and young people are not receiving the mental health care they need and that waits for mental health services are too long across England. We are determined to change that.

Nationally, the Government is providing £7 million of funding to extend support for 24 Early Support Hubs that have a track record of helping thousands of young people in their community. We will also provide access to a specialist mental health professional in every school in England and roll out Young Futures Hubs to provide open access mental health support for children and young people.

In addition, we plan to recruit an additional 8,500 mental health workers across children and adult mental health services in England to ease pressure on busy mental health services.

Responsibility for onward commissioning of mental health services sits with integrated care boards (ICB). It is the role of local ICB decision-makers to consider the implications of mental health services, specific to each geography and including the perspectives of healthcare professionals, patient advocacy groups, and local authorities.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of mental health support for (a) fathers and (b) partners impacted by pregnancy loss or the death of a baby provided by (i) maternal mental health services, (ii) improving access to psychological support services and (iii) community mental health services.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

We recognise that experiencing baby loss can be devastating and we are committed to ensuring that all families receive safe, personalised, equitable and compassionate care.

Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Services offer mental health assessments and signposting to support as required for partners of women accessing services. This contributes to helping to care for the 5-10% of fathers who experience mental health difficulties during the perinatal period.

To date, we have not undertaken an assessment of the adequacy of mental health support for fathers and partners impacted by baby loss provided by Maternal Mental Health Services.

Mental health services within the National Health Service can support adults who are experiencing mental health problems because of baby loss. The Government has chosen to prioritise funding to deliver expansions of NHS Talking Therapies. These offer well-governed, evidence-based, and effective psychological therapy services for common mental health problems, including depression, anxiety disorders and post-traumatic stress reactions. These services are available in every integrated care system through self-referral.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet the honourable Member for Dorking and Horley to discuss his proposed amendment to the Mental Health Bill.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I would be happy to meet with the Hon. Member to discuss his proposed amendment to the Mental Health Bill. My Private Office will be in touch with him shortly to make the arrangements.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance is available for young people where a temporary break in post 16 education due to mental health leads to the removal of the child and disability element of Universal Credit.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

There is no guidance available for the young person, however, their parent or guardian who loses the child element and any disabled child addition payable can speak to colleagues in their local Jobcentre or use their UC Journal to ask about how a temporary break in education may affect their Universal Credit. Jobcentre colleagues may be able to signpost customers to local provision for additional support with mental health or financial advice. Guidance for customers is available at GOV.UK

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 help reduce the correlation between deprivation and lung conditions.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The 10-Year Health Plan will deliver the three big shifts our National Health Service needs to be fit for the future: from hospital to community; from analogue to digital; and from sickness to prevention. All of these are relevant to improving respiratory health in all parts of the country.

More tests and scans delivered in the community will allow for earlier diagnosis, better joint working between services, and greater use of apps and wearable technology will all help people manage their long-term conditions, including respiratory conditions, closer to home. Earlier diagnosis of conditions will help prevent deterioration and improve survival rates. Taking action to reduce the causes of the biggest killers, such as enabling a smoke free generation, can further help prevent lung conditions.

It is the most disadvantaged who suffer the most from the financial and health burden of smoking, with 230,000 households living in smoking induced poverty, and with smoking being the number one cause of preventable death, disability, and ill health, claiming the lives of approximately 80,000 people a year in the United Kingdom, as well as being the leading cause of lung cancer. The landmark Tobacco and Vapes Bill will create the first smoke-free generation, ending the cycle of addiction and disadvantage, and putting us on track to a smoke-free UK.

The NHS England Core20PLUS5 approach strives to inform action that targets the most deprived 20% of the population and other inclusion health groups, with the aim of reducing health inequalities.

The approach focuses on improving the five clinical areas at most need of accelerated improvement, those being cardiovascular disease, cancer, respiratory, maternity, and mental health outcomes, in the poorest 20% of the population, along with other disadvantaged population groups identified at a local level.

The Department is also working across Government on ways to reduce the health harms of air pollution, including with the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to support their plans for cleaner air, so that everyone’s exposure to air pollution is reduced.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential merits of evidence-based parenting programmes as part of the Plan for Change.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Giving children the best start in life is the foundation of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity. That is why we have set the milestone of a record proportion of children starting school ready to learn in the classroom. Developmental areas include language, mathematics and literacy, and personal, social and emotional development. Accessible and integrated baby and early childhood services are required to build the foundations for future success in meeting these development goals.

The Department for Education and the Department for Health and Social Care are delivering critical elements of the government’s Plan for Change. This includes the announcement of £126 million of funding to continue delivery of the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme, a joint programme between both departments. This investment included:

• £36.5 million for bespoke perinatal mental health and parent-infant relationship support.
• £10.7 million to help parents create rich home learning environments to support early childhood development.
• £20 million to enhance parenting support for expectant parents and those with babies aged 0 to 2.

All types of evidence-based parenting programmes are being considered, including in-person and digital. This is because of the importance of parent-child relationships during this critical period of development. 75 of the most disadvantaged local authorities in England currently receive funding from the department to deliver support to parents as part of the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme. Evidence shows that high-quality parenting programmes alongside wider integrated support for parents can improve child and parent outcomes across different areas of development.

These 75 local authorities are expected to provide evidence-based interventions to parents. Evidence-based interventions are a key approach to improving consistency and quality of parenting support services. They include increasing practitioners’ knowledge of scientifically proven theories of change and providing them with effective methods for engaging vulnerable families – including those experiencing poverty. This allows local authorities to reach the most disadvantaged families through universal and targeted support, and to address early challenges during this critical period of development.

Local authorities must use the Early Intervention Foundation guidebook, or similar, to select programmes that are strongly evidence-based and best suit their local needs and circumstances. Evidence-based programmes included in the guidebook include Triple P and Incredible Years. From the rigorous assessment that is required for programmes to be included in the guidebook, we know that these programmes have a demonstrated impact on outcomes. These include language and mathematics skills, as well as personal, social and emotional development outcomes, like self-regulation and building relationships, all of which are critical to meeting the milestone for good levels of development by 2028.

Over the next spending review period, the department will continue to work with local authorities, its voluntary community sector partners and other ‘what works’ bodies. This enables us to test and learn the best ways to provide parents with support and access to evidence-based parenting programmes.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of a national digital rollout of evidence-based parenting programmes similar to Australia.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Giving children the best start in life is the foundation of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity. That is why we have set the milestone of a record proportion of children starting school ready to learn in the classroom. Developmental areas include language, mathematics and literacy, and personal, social and emotional development. Accessible and integrated baby and early childhood services are required to build the foundations for future success in meeting these development goals.

The Department for Education and the Department for Health and Social Care are delivering critical elements of the government’s Plan for Change. This includes the announcement of £126 million of funding to continue delivery of the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme, a joint programme between both departments. This investment included:

• £36.5 million for bespoke perinatal mental health and parent-infant relationship support.
• £10.7 million to help parents create rich home learning environments to support early childhood development.
• £20 million to enhance parenting support for expectant parents and those with babies aged 0 to 2.

All types of evidence-based parenting programmes are being considered, including in-person and digital. This is because of the importance of parent-child relationships during this critical period of development. 75 of the most disadvantaged local authorities in England currently receive funding from the department to deliver support to parents as part of the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme. Evidence shows that high-quality parenting programmes alongside wider integrated support for parents can improve child and parent outcomes across different areas of development.

These 75 local authorities are expected to provide evidence-based interventions to parents. Evidence-based interventions are a key approach to improving consistency and quality of parenting support services. They include increasing practitioners’ knowledge of scientifically proven theories of change and providing them with effective methods for engaging vulnerable families – including those experiencing poverty. This allows local authorities to reach the most disadvantaged families through universal and targeted support, and to address early challenges during this critical period of development.

Local authorities must use the Early Intervention Foundation guidebook, or similar, to select programmes that are strongly evidence-based and best suit their local needs and circumstances. Evidence-based programmes included in the guidebook include Triple P and Incredible Years. From the rigorous assessment that is required for programmes to be included in the guidebook, we know that these programmes have a demonstrated impact on outcomes. These include language and mathematics skills, as well as personal, social and emotional development outcomes, like self-regulation and building relationships, all of which are critical to meeting the milestone for good levels of development by 2028.

Over the next spending review period, the department will continue to work with local authorities, its voluntary community sector partners and other ‘what works’ bodies. This enables us to test and learn the best ways to provide parents with support and access to evidence-based parenting programmes.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of evidence-based parenting programmes in supporting families in poverty.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Giving children the best start in life is the foundation of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity. That is why we have set the milestone of a record proportion of children starting school ready to learn in the classroom. Developmental areas include language, mathematics and literacy, and personal, social and emotional development. Accessible and integrated baby and early childhood services are required to build the foundations for future success in meeting these development goals.

The Department for Education and the Department for Health and Social Care are delivering critical elements of the government’s Plan for Change. This includes the announcement of £126 million of funding to continue delivery of the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme, a joint programme between both departments. This investment included:

• £36.5 million for bespoke perinatal mental health and parent-infant relationship support.
• £10.7 million to help parents create rich home learning environments to support early childhood development.
• £20 million to enhance parenting support for expectant parents and those with babies aged 0 to 2.

All types of evidence-based parenting programmes are being considered, including in-person and digital. This is because of the importance of parent-child relationships during this critical period of development. 75 of the most disadvantaged local authorities in England currently receive funding from the department to deliver support to parents as part of the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme. Evidence shows that high-quality parenting programmes alongside wider integrated support for parents can improve child and parent outcomes across different areas of development.

These 75 local authorities are expected to provide evidence-based interventions to parents. Evidence-based interventions are a key approach to improving consistency and quality of parenting support services. They include increasing practitioners’ knowledge of scientifically proven theories of change and providing them with effective methods for engaging vulnerable families – including those experiencing poverty. This allows local authorities to reach the most disadvantaged families through universal and targeted support, and to address early challenges during this critical period of development.

Local authorities must use the Early Intervention Foundation guidebook, or similar, to select programmes that are strongly evidence-based and best suit their local needs and circumstances. Evidence-based programmes included in the guidebook include Triple P and Incredible Years. From the rigorous assessment that is required for programmes to be included in the guidebook, we know that these programmes have a demonstrated impact on outcomes. These include language and mathematics skills, as well as personal, social and emotional development outcomes, like self-regulation and building relationships, all of which are critical to meeting the milestone for good levels of development by 2028.

Over the next spending review period, the department will continue to work with local authorities, its voluntary community sector partners and other ‘what works’ bodies. This enables us to test and learn the best ways to provide parents with support and access to evidence-based parenting programmes.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made on the effectiveness of (a) Triple P, (b) Incredible Years and (c) other evidence-based parenting programmes to help ensure that 75% of five year-olds reach a good level of development in the Early Years Foundation Stage assessment.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Giving children the best start in life is the foundation of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity. That is why we have set the milestone of a record proportion of children starting school ready to learn in the classroom. Developmental areas include language, mathematics and literacy, and personal, social and emotional development. Accessible and integrated baby and early childhood services are required to build the foundations for future success in meeting these development goals.

The Department for Education and the Department for Health and Social Care are delivering critical elements of the government’s Plan for Change. This includes the announcement of £126 million of funding to continue delivery of the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme, a joint programme between both departments. This investment included:

• £36.5 million for bespoke perinatal mental health and parent-infant relationship support.
• £10.7 million to help parents create rich home learning environments to support early childhood development.
• £20 million to enhance parenting support for expectant parents and those with babies aged 0 to 2.

All types of evidence-based parenting programmes are being considered, including in-person and digital. This is because of the importance of parent-child relationships during this critical period of development. 75 of the most disadvantaged local authorities in England currently receive funding from the department to deliver support to parents as part of the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme. Evidence shows that high-quality parenting programmes alongside wider integrated support for parents can improve child and parent outcomes across different areas of development.

These 75 local authorities are expected to provide evidence-based interventions to parents. Evidence-based interventions are a key approach to improving consistency and quality of parenting support services. They include increasing practitioners’ knowledge of scientifically proven theories of change and providing them with effective methods for engaging vulnerable families – including those experiencing poverty. This allows local authorities to reach the most disadvantaged families through universal and targeted support, and to address early challenges during this critical period of development.

Local authorities must use the Early Intervention Foundation guidebook, or similar, to select programmes that are strongly evidence-based and best suit their local needs and circumstances. Evidence-based programmes included in the guidebook include Triple P and Incredible Years. From the rigorous assessment that is required for programmes to be included in the guidebook, we know that these programmes have a demonstrated impact on outcomes. These include language and mathematics skills, as well as personal, social and emotional development outcomes, like self-regulation and building relationships, all of which are critical to meeting the milestone for good levels of development by 2028.

Over the next spending review period, the department will continue to work with local authorities, its voluntary community sector partners and other ‘what works’ bodies. This enables us to test and learn the best ways to provide parents with support and access to evidence-based parenting programmes.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the criteria for Armed Forces Independence Payments to include veterans with service-related mental health conditions who may be impacted by changes to Personal Independence Payment criteria.

Answered by Maria Eagle - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

Veterans with service-related mental health conditions may, depending on the severity of their condition, already be eligible for Armed Forces Independence Payments. Officials in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Ministry of Defence continue to work closely to ensure that where DWP benefits interface with the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pension Scheme, they are taken into consideration as work on welfare reform continues.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the capacity of Jobcentre Plus to support claimants in South East Cornwall constituency.

Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Government has set a long-term ambition to achieve an 80% employment rate, building on our plan for growth. The Get Britain Working White Paper sets out the fundamental reforms needed to realise our ambitions, including the vision to reform Jobcentres - to a new Jobs and Careers Service to meet the needs of local labour markets, people and employers.

Across Great Britain, the new service will enable everyone to access support to find good, meaningful work, and support to help them to progress in work, including through an enhanced focus on skills and careers. Central to the new service will be our use of technology, enabling us to reinvest time in supporting people more effectively.

We are starting a test and learn approach to develop the new service. We are currently running two large-scale tests testing reducing the frequency of engagement with customers and the mode of mandatory engagement for Universal Credit claimants that are looking for work or are in lower paid jobs. These will help us to better understand what will work best for the individual.  

Residents of Southeast Cornwall are served by Liskeard, Launceston and Devonport Job Centres who are responsible for ensuring residents of Southeast Cornwall can access the Jobcentre offer and a wide range of programmes with partner organisations.

This includes the Work Well Pilot, delivering a range of tailored work and health support, the YEP! Programme (SPF), the People Hub working with people who are unemployed or under employed with a range of training and pre-employability help and the Restart Programme.

Area specific needs are met by a range of Jobcentre and partner bespoke offers, which includes Disability Employer Advisor outreach in GP surgeries, working with refugees in Torpoint and Saltash, and the IPS programme delivering support to those with addiction and Mental Health issues.

Recent Sector Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs) have assisted residents of Southeast Cornwall into security, retail and care work.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking support veterans with fluctuating physical and mental health conditions, in the context of the proposed changes to the Personal Independence Payment eligibility criteria in the Pathways to Work Green Paper.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment considers the needs arising from a long-term health condition or disability, not the health condition or disability itself. The impact in each case will depend on an individual’s circumstances. For those already claiming PIP, the changes will only apply from November 2026 at their next award review, subject to parliamentary approval. People will be reviewed by a trained assessor or healthcare professional and assessed on individual needs and circumstance.

Veterans are able to access the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS), which provides compensation for injury or illness caused or made worse by Service on or after 6 April 2005. For serious injuries and illness, the AFCS provides a tax-free index-linked income stream known as the Guaranteed Income Payment (GIP). The Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP) is an additional allowance which provides financial support for eligible service personnel and veterans who have an AFCS GIP. It is an alternative to PIP (and other disability benefits), based on separate eligibility criteria, but paid at the same rate as the combined enhanced daily living and mobility components. The eligibility criteria for AFIP is not due to change.

I have also asked my officials to work with their counterparts in the OVA to set up a dedicated Green Paper consultation event for armed forces stakeholders (likely to be held in May) and to give a detailed briefing on the proposals to MoD and OVA officials. And once we have completed the consultation we will be building up to a White Paper, where we will once again engage with the OVA and MoD in advance of collective agreement.

We are also mindful of the impact the change to PIP eligibility could have on people. That is why, in the Green Paper Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working (published on 18 March), we are consulting on how best to support those who lose entitlement due to the reforms, including how to make sure health and eligible care needs are met.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that welfare changes do not disproportionately impact (a) disabled people and (b) people with mental health conditions in South East Cornwall constituency.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Pathways to Work Green Paper set out our plans to reform the health and disability and employment support system. As we bring forward changes, we will ensure that the most vulnerable and severely disabled people everywhere are protected, so that they can live with dignity and security.

We are taking steps to make sure that people, across the country, are supported. For those affected by the changes to PIP eligibility, we are consulting on how best to support this group, including how to make sure health and eligible care needs are met. For new claimants on the Universal Credit health element after April 2026, we are proposing that those with the most severe, life-long health conditions, who will never be able to work, will see their incomes protected.

We hope that a wide range of voices, including from your constituency, will respond to our consultation and as we develop detailed proposals for change, we will continue to consider the potential impacts of reforms.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that veterans with fluctuating (a) physical and (b) mental health conditions will not be disproportionately disadvantaged by proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment eligibility criteria.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment considers the needs arising from a long-term health condition or disability, not the health condition or disability itself. The impact in each case will depend on an individual’s circumstances. For those already claiming PIP, the changes will only apply from November 2026 at their next award review, subject to parliamentary approval. People will be reviewed by a trained assessor or healthcare professional and assessed on individual needs and circumstance.

Veterans are able to access the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS), which provides compensation for injury or illness caused or made worse by Service on or after 6 April 2005. For serious injuries and illness, the AFCS provides a tax-free index-linked income stream known as the Guaranteed Income Payment (GIP). The Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP) is an additional allowance which provides financial support for eligible service personnel and veterans who have an AFCS GIP. It is an alternative to PIP (and other disability benefits), based on separate eligibility criteria, but paid at the same rate as the combined enhanced daily living and mobility components. The eligibility criteria for AFIP is not due to change.

I have also asked my officials to work with their counterparts in the OVA to set up a dedicated Green Paper consultation event for armed forces stakeholders (likely to be held in May) and to give a detailed briefing on the proposals to MoD and OVA officials. And once we have completed the consultation we will be building up to a White Paper, where we will once again engage with the OVA and MoD in advance of collective agreement.

We are also mindful of the impact the change to PIP eligibility could have on people. That is why, in the Green Paper Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working (published on 18 March), we are consulting on how best to support those who lose entitlement due to the reforms, including how to make sure health and eligible care needs are met.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase access to accredited online schools for pupils with (a) special educational needs and (b) mental health conditions who are unable to attend mainstream education.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Education)

I refer the hon. Member for South Cotswolds to the answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 43288.

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Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland report, Investigation into the care and treatment of Mr TU, published in March 2023, what progress has been made in improving the involvement of families and carers in discharge planning within mental health services, and how improvements are measured.

Answered by Todd, Maree - Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport

NHS Boards have duties under the Carers Act to involve unpaid carers in decision making and planning the return from hospital of the person they care for (or will care for). More specifically, the Core Mental Health Quality Standards state that a person’s support network should be involved in their care if they wish. Progress on implementing the standards is measured by Healthcare Improvement Scotland. Local assessments were circulated in 2024 and responses are currently being analysed.

Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland report, Investigation into the care and treatment of Mr TU, published in March 2023, what steps have been taken to ensure that any disagreements within multidisciplinary teams regarding compulsory treatment orders are formally recorded, escalated appropriately, and addressed through second opinions where necessary.

Answered by Todd, Maree - Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport

It is for Boards to establish local processes for addressing disagreements within multidisciplinary teams, however it is for the Mental Health Tribunal to decide whether a Compulsory Treatment Order is to be granted.

Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland report, Investigation into the care and treatment of Mr TU, what progress NHS boards have made in implementing training to improve the identification and management of any risks relating to violence, substance misuse, non-engagement, and non-compliance among patients in mental health services.

Answered by Todd, Maree - Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport

The Scottish Government provide funding to NHS Education for Scotland (NES) who are responsible for developing and delivering healthcare education and training for NHS, the health and social care sector and other public bodies. We provided NES £30 million in 2024-25 to deliver multidisciplinary mental health education, training and workforce expansion for staff supporting adult and children mental health and psychological wellbeing.

This includes mental health training resources on risks relating to suicide, substance use, non-engagement and offending behaviour, as well as our trauma-informed and trauma responsive programme. These resources support implementation of the Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) standards and Core Quality Standards for Mental Health.

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking in rural areas, particularly in the Highlands, to improve (a) mental health services for vulnerable people and (b) adult social support.

Answered by Todd, Maree - Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport

The Scottish Government recognise that people in rural areas, particularly those who are vulnerable, can experience particular challenges in relation to their mental health, wellbeing and social care support.

Decisions around the provision of mental health services are a local responsibility and are delivered through a mixture of NHS, local authority and third sector organisations. Mental Health services will vary depending the local population needs and will be guided by clinical decision making.

While we expect service decisions to be taken locally, we have invested £66 million in our Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for adults since 2021. The Fund has a strong focus on prevention and early intervention and prioritises a range of ‘at risk’ groups including those people disadvantaged by geographical location (particularly remote and rural areas) with over 900 awards being made to community projects supporting people disadvantaged by geographical location (including rural areas) since its inception.

Social care funding has been increased by this government to ensure quality care is delivered in Scotland. We expect all partners involved to work together for the benefit of people supported in care across Scotland and ensure the continuity of care for all those who need it.

While we are investing almost £2.2 billion for social care and integration we do recognise that there are particular challenges faced in rural areas such as the Highlands and despite substantial funding increases, significant these challenge remains – prevention, early intervention and reform remain critical to delivering an effective, efficient and sustainable health and social care system.

Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided to the Scottish Assembly, which supports people with learning difficulties to access services, in each of the last five years.

Answered by Todd, Maree - Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport

Details of funding provided to the Scottish Assembly from the Scottish Government’s Mental Health budget over the last five years are as follows:

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any financial and patient impacts as a result of long waits for treatment on the economy and workforce productivity.

Answered by Gray, Neil - Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

The Scottish Government routinely analyses data related to the labour market. The link between waiting times and the economy is most frequently viewed through economic inactivity due to ill-health. A 2024 Scottish Parliament Information Centre briefing, for example, examined Annual Population Survey responses alongside Accident and Emergency (A&E) performance in Scotland. They found that the correlation between A&E performance and economic inactivity due to ill health was very low but statistically significant. Similarly, the Office for Budget Responsibility in 2023 found that “the rising NHS waiting list itself is unlikely to have been a significant driver of rising inactivity due to long-term sickness in recent years”.

We are looking closely at how our health system can better support people to stay healthy in work and move back in to work, alongside actions which can be taken by government, employers and individuals.

The Programme for Government sets out action we will take in health to address the challenges faced by those who are economically inactive, and to support those at risk of becoming economically inactive. This includes:

• Creating a single point of access through Healthy Working Lives for employers and workers to access advice and support, with ongoing improvements to the site’s accessibility and navigation.
• Free NHS case management support, available through Working Health Services Scotland, is available to employees and employers, focusing on small to medium size businesses. As of January 2025, within existing budget, we have been able to expand this service to 8am – 8pm Monday to Friday with early indications showing healthy demand for these extended hours (between 80-90% of appt slots filled).
• Continued support for the Healthy Working Lives’ online platform to help employers build mentally healthy workplaces, and delivery of the Mentally Healthy Workplaces network for employers.

We are also developing a new heath and work action plan, with engagement currently taking place cross-government.

Ministers approved recommendations in July 2024 to maximise the effect of existing service provision across fair work and employability, health and local service delivery to reduce the risk of people leaving the labour market due to ill health.

Our evidence review, published September 2024, examines the evidence on supporting those with longer-term conditions and disabilities to remain in work. Its focus is on the upstream prevention of economic inactivity to ensure the protective factors for health that good work provides.

The action plan, due for Summer 2025, will reflect both the priorities of the Programme for Government and the longer-term system changes noted in the forthcoming Population Health Framework and will focus on enabling those wanting to work to enter, thrive and remain in the workforce and to tackle Scotland’s increasing rates of economic inactivity due to ill health.

Recognising reserved powers and our own levers within the Scottish Government, the plan will bring together health, mental health, employability services, social security, business representative organisations, the UK government and other organisations established in the delivery of healthy, safe and fair work.

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