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Learning Disability

My honourable friend the Minister of State, Department of Health (Phil Hope) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am today placing in the Library Valuing People Now: Delivery plan for 2010-11 which was published on 31 March 2010, to support the implementation of Valuing People Now, a new...
Member
Baroness Thornton (Labour)
Department
Department of Health
Type
Written statements
Date
6 April 2010
Reference
718 c234WS
House
House of Lords
Valuing People Now (Delivery Plan 2010-11)

I am placing in the Library today "Valuing People Now: The Delivery plan 2010-11" which was published on 31 March 2010, to support the implementation of "Valuing People Now, a new three-year strategy for people with learning disabilities" published in January 2009. The delivery plan sets out the progress made...
Member
Phil Hope (Labour)
Department
Department of Health
Type
Written statements
Date
6 April 2010
Reference
508 c134WS
House
House of Commons
Health: National Care Service

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Health (Andy Burnham) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Today the Government are laying before Parliament the White Paper, Building the National Care Service (Cm 7854). We have listened to the views of the public and stakeholders through the 2008...
Member
Baroness Thornton (Labour)
Department
Department of Health
Type
Written statements
Date
30 March 2010
Reference
718 c202-4WS
House
House of Lords
Building the National Care Service

Today the Government are laying before Parliament the White Paper, "Building the National Care Service" (Cm 7854). We have listened to the views of the public and stakeholders through the 2008 engagement process and the 2009 Big Care Debate. The Big Care Debate received over 28,000 direct responses, with more...
Member
Andy Burnham (Labour)
Department
Department of Health
Type
Written statements
Date
30 March 2010
Reference
508 c104-5WS
House
House of Commons
Carers Strategy
Does the Secretary of State accept that many carers feel undervalued in the work that they do? How does he see that being radically changed? Will he assure us that family carers do not lose any benefits that they should normally receive?
Asked by
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (Democratic Unionist Party)
Answering body
Department of Health
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
30 March 2010
Reference
508 c624
House
House of Commons
Carers Strategy
Each Department that supports the cross-government carers strategy is responsible for auditing its contribution. My Department's programmes are subject to independent evaluation. We have asked strategic health authorities to identify where primary care trusts have agreed with their local authorities to prioritise support for carers.
Answered by
Andy Burnham (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
30 March 2010
Reference
508 c624
House
House of Commons
Topical Questions
According to the Government's excellent carers strategy, the provision of accurate and timely information is vital for carers, yet according to Rethink, the mental health charity, 33 per cent. of mental health carers do not receive basic information such as the diagnosis of the person they are caring for, and only 20 per cent. of trusts have information-sharing policies. What action will the Government take to remedy this deficiency?
Asked by
Lynne Jones (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Topical questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
30 March 2010
Reference
508 c634
House
House of Commons
Topical Questions
I know that my hon. Friend takes a keen and active interest in issues surrounding support for mental health service users and has campaigned on these issues for many years. I would like to make it clear that we do believe that service users should be fully informed about and engaged with arrangements for their own care. That is why the Department issued revised care programme approach guidelines as recently as 2008. Under those guidelines, each mental health service user should have, wherever possible, an opportunity to be actively involved in agreeing their treatment plans with their care co-ordinator. That would allow patients some say in determining what information is then made available about their condition to other parties, including carers and family members.
Answered by
Phil Hope (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
30 March 2010
Reference
508 c634
House
House of Commons
Carers Strategy
I thank the Secretary of State for his reply. He will know that some young carers fall behind in their studies because of a lack of awareness of their circumstances on the part of school staff. What guidance is given to schools to ensure that they are aware of what is happening and can help those young carers to balance their caring responsibilities with their personal development and education?
Asked by
Angela Watkinson (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Health
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
30 March 2010
Reference
508 c624
House
House of Commons
Carers Strategy
The hon. Lady raises an issue about which I care greatly. Some young people in our communities carry an incredible burden whereby they care for a family member and often sacrifice a great deal of their own life chances in doing so. Part of the problem is that the authorities often do not know that they are performing those caring responsibilities. We all have a duty to work harder to identify who those young people are and give them extra support, so that they do not miss out in later life as a result of performing a crucial function in caring for a loved one at a young age.
Answered by
Andy Burnham (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
30 March 2010
Reference
508 c624
House
House of Commons
Building the National Care Service.
Type
White papers; Command papers
Date
30 March 2010
Reference
Cm 7854
House
House of Commons
Topical Questions
Asked by
Lynne Jones (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Topical questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Notes
Lead question not printed.
Date
30 March 2010
Reference
508 c634; 324938
House
House of Commons
Carers Strategy
I agree with the hon. Gentleman that people feel undervalued. It is right to say that carers often face a battle to get support and that that can be very wearying, particularly at a difficult emotional time for their family. That is why we have published today—he did call for radical change—a White Paper that proposes a fundamental reform of social care in England by establishing a national care service, which will be free at the point of use and operate according to need and on NHS principles. It will also give everybody the ability to get peace of mind in later life and to protect what they have worked for. We have also said that the essential characteristics of attendance allowance and disability living allowance will be preserved in any new system.
Answered by
Andy Burnham (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
30 March 2010
Reference
508 c624
House
House of Commons
Carers Strategy
What plans he has to audit spending on the carers strategy.
Asked by
Angela Watkinson (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Health
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
30 March 2010
Reference
508 c624; 324911
House
House of Commons
Disability Policy (Economic Downturn)

I am sorry if I appear to be pursuing my hon. Friend, but he is so interesting and he is giving us many ideas. I would like to have had time to raise an issue that has worried me and many others for many years—the number of people with learning...
Member
Tom Clarke (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
23 March 2010
Reference
508 c22WH
House
House of Commons
Disability Policy (Economic Downturn)

That is right. Before I conclude, I will refer to the report by Leonard Cheshire. If we tackle poverty, that will have a significant impact on tackling the number of people in prison. I am not saying that there is a direct link and that being poor means that people...
Member
Jonathan Shaw (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
23 March 2010
Reference
508 c22WH
House
House of Commons
Disability Policy (Economic Downturn)

I welcome my hon. Friend's positive speech, but does he accept that various charities have produced much evidence showing that people with learning disabilities do not get the attention from the health service that they need and deserve, because they do not have the facility to express their needs and...
Member
Tom Clarke (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
23 March 2010
Reference
508 c21WH
House
House of Commons
Disability Policy (Economic Downturn)

Indeed. As my right hon. Friend will know, the "Valuing People" document highlighted the fact that there was great inconsistency. As in many public services, there are shining examples of what is best, and we all want to see them across the piece. A woman with learning disabilities is entitled...
Member
Jonathan Shaw (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
23 March 2010
Reference
508 c21-2WH
House
House of Commons
Disability Policy (Economic Downturn)

I am delighted that the Minister has touched on advocacy. Advocacy was at the heart of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986, and we have seen many good examples of best practice. Sometimes I worry, though, that we have not made as much progress as we might...
Member
Tom Clarke (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
23 March 2010
Reference
508 c19WH
House
House of Commons
Disability Policy (Economic Downturn)

I agree absolutely. I wrote to my right hon. Friend about the progress since the 1986 Act and I was going to come on to that. It was a little while ago—a whole hairline ago, sadly. One example that I have seen is in Essex. The Essex Coalition of Disabled...
Member
Jonathan Shaw (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
23 March 2010
Reference
508 c19-21WH
House
House of Commons