Written questions

1,206 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to tackle the stigma associated with being sectioned under the Mental Health Act.

26 May 2021 · Home Office

Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government has plans to make changes to prevent spent hospital orders under the Mental Health Act from being recorded on patients' Disclosure and Barring Service records.

25 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the APPG on Eating Disorders report: Short-changed: Funding for children and young people's community eating disorder services in England in 2019-20, published in May 2021, what s

24 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pregnancy: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether all expectant mothers and birthing people can access NHS perinatal services in every region of England.

24 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Self-harm: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children were admitted to accident and emergency for self-harming in each year from 2015 to 2020.

19 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what specialist eating disorder organisations he has (a) met and (b) consulted on calorie counting on menus.

19 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Act 1983 Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the findings of the consultation on Reforming the Mental Health Act.

19 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Act 1983 Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish his plans to reform the Mental Health Act.

18 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Doctors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mental health doctors there were in (a) 2010 and (b) 2021.

18 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mental health nurses there were in (a) 2010 and (b) 2021.

18 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Hospital Beds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mental health beds there were in (a) 2010 and (b) 2021.

14 May 2021 · Department for Education

Students: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number of university students on placements who took their own lives between in (a) 2019 and (b) 2020.

14 May 2021 · Department for Education

Students: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve mental healthcare provision for students in the context of the covid-19 outbreak.

14 May 2021 · Department for Education

Students: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has issued to universities on safeguarding the mental health of (a) students on placements and (b) other students.

14 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commit to (a) undertaking and (b) publishing a review of the prescription of anti-psychotic drugs to people with dementia during the covid-19 outbreak.

14 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the article published in the Lancet in November 202 entitled Anti-psychotic prescribing to people with dementia during covid-19, what assessment he has made of the implications fo

14 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report published in September 2020 by the Alzheimer's Society entitled Worst hit: dementia during coronavirus, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies

23 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent to date on the delivery of the proposals in the Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health green paper.

14 Apr 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Counselling

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of schools providing in-school counselling support as part of a whole school approach to mental health.

14 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mental health support is available for young people who are not in education, employment or training.

14 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of every GP practice having a fulltime mental health support worker.

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Intensive Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase access to mental health support services for ICU survivors; and whether he has assessed the potential merits of working with local authorities and local health service

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Intensive Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of funding mental health support for ICU survivors to ensure they can be emotionally supported through rehabilitation.

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a breakdown of spending before 31 March 2021 under the £1.4 billion Future in Mind strategy.

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bipolar Disorder: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the high suicide rate among people with bipolar disorder.

23 Mar 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to make additional wellbeing and mental health support available in schools and colleges to support children and young people dealing with the effect of the covid-19 outbreak.

23 Mar 2021 · Department for Education

Children and Young People: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department has spent to date on the delivery of the proposals in the Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health green paper.

23 Mar 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the recently announced £700 million of funding to help students catch-up on lost learning will be made available for the provision of mental health and wellbeing support in schools and colleg

23 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the level of adherence to HIV medication among young people transitioning from children’s HIV services to adult HIV services.

23 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Drugs and Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) availability of mental health services and (b) adherence to HIV medication among people living with HIV.

Source: official written-questions record.