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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health on the dispersal of pregnant women seeking asylum; and what assessment she has made of whether the policy on dispersal represents an efficient use of NHS...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health on the dispersal of pregnant women seeking asylum; and what assessment she has made of whether the policy on dispersal represents an efficient use of NHS...
There have been no discussions at ministerial level. Officials have discussed the issue.
The policy on providing accommodation to pregnant asylum seekers is regularly reviewed in consultation with refugee and maternity groups that have an interest in the issue. The majority of pregnant asylum seekers who become homeless are placed in an “Initial Accommodation Centre”, where there are medical staff on site. An assessment is then made of their individual circumstances and suitable longer term (“dispersal”) accommodation identified. The longer term accommodation is generally provided outside London and the south-east of England, but each case is considered individually and exceptions are made where appropriate.
No specific assessment has been made of the impact of the policy on NHS resources. However, part of the overall rationale for the dispersal policy is to relieve the pressure on public services in London and the south-east.
(2) what recent assessment she has made of the practice of dispersing pregnant women seeking asylum; and what steps she has taken to ensure the welfare of such women.
[151321]
Kerry McCarthy:
(2) what recent assessment she has made of the practice of dispersing pregnant women seeking asylum; and what steps she has taken to ensure the welfare of such women.
[151321]
Kerry McCarthy:
There have been no discussions at ministerial level. Officials have discussed the issue.
The policy on providing accommodation to pregnant asylum seekers is regularly reviewed in consultation with refugee and maternity groups that have an interest in the issue. The majority of pregnant asylum seekers who become homeless are placed in an “Initial Accommodation Centre”, where there are medical staff on site. An assessment is then made of their individual circumstances and suitable longer term (“dispersal”) accommodation identified. The longer term accommodation is generally provided outside London and the south-east of England, but each case is considered individually and exceptions are made where appropriate.
No specific assessment has been made of the impact of the policy on NHS resources. However, part of the overall rationale for the dispersal policy is to relieve the pressure on public services in London and the south-east.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department has taken to reduce the number of instances of mother-to-child transmissions of HIV.
[150312]
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department has taken to reduce the number of instances of mother-to-child transmissions of HIV.
[150312]
The UK Government is wholly committed to the international target to eliminate new HIV infections among children and substantially reduce AIDS-related maternal deaths by 2015. We support a comprehensive approach to the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV, as recommended by the World Health Organisation. In sub-Saharan Africa through prevention of HIV, and prevention of unintended
pregnancies, we will help to prevent 500,000 new HIV infections among women, for example by promoting correct and consistent use of male and female condoms which reduces risk of HIV infection by 95%.
The UK Government will also continue to support efforts to increase access to affordable medicines, including anti-retroviral drugs and diagnostics, with a focus on pregnant women and new-borns. Our support to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, will give 37,000 HIV-positive women treatment to prevent HIV transmission to their babies.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons of October 2012 on the Cedars pre-departure accommodation for families, whether they will order the UK Border Agency, and its contractors, not to use force when deporting pregnant women and children.[HL6317]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons of October 2012 on the Cedars pre-departure accommodation for families, whether they will order the UK Border Agency, and its contractors, not to use force when deporting pregnant women and children.[HL6317]
The recommendation in the report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons on Cedars pre-departure accommodation that force should never be used to effect the removal of pregnant women and children was rejected by the UK Border Agency. However, the UK Border Agency has taken the decision to adopt a policy not to use force solely to effect removal in such cases until a consultation on its use has taken place.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I am delighted to have secured this important and topical debate after months of bad luck in the ballot. The House will adjourn for the Easter recess today, and I appreciate the effect of that on the number of...
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I am delighted to have secured this important and topical debate after months of bad luck in the ballot. The House will adjourn for the Easter recess today, and I appreciate the effect of that on the number of...
The hon. Gentleman is making his case very well. Fetal anti-convulsant syndrome is an unknown quantity that affects children. I am aware of a family in my constituency with children who suffer from it. The hon. Gentleman has not yet mentioned that children may also suffer from autism as a...
The hon. Gentleman is making his case very well. Fetal anti-convulsant syndrome is an unknown quantity that affects children. I am aware of a family in my constituency with children who suffer from it. The hon. Gentleman has not yet mentioned that children may also suffer from autism as a...
I did in fact mention autism, but the hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that we need direct support from the Government to help families affected by this condition.
The campaign has identified 500 families, but there are likely to be thousands of families across the country who do not know that...
I did in fact mention autism, but the hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that we need direct support from the Government to help families affected by this condition.
The campaign has identified 500 families, but there are likely to be thousands of families across the country who do not know that...
I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this important debate, and I add my thanks for the tenaciousness of Janet Williams, who is one of my constituents. In a sense, her work mirrors some of my work with the hon. Member for Heywood and Middleton (Jim Dobbin) and the all-party...
I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this important debate, and I add my thanks for the tenaciousness of Janet Williams, who is one of my constituents. In a sense, her work mirrors some of my work with the hon. Member for Heywood and Middleton (Jim Dobbin) and the all-party...
It is, as ever, a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I thank the hon. Member for Glasgow Central (Anas Sarwar) for bringing this matter to the House and for his speech, which was clearly based on careful consideration of a number of matters that have, properly, been...
It is, as ever, a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I thank the hon. Member for Glasgow Central (Anas Sarwar) for bringing this matter to the House and for his speech, which was clearly based on careful consideration of a number of matters that have, properly, been...
I thank the Minister for reading out the NICE guidelines, which I have also read. When that system fails, however, as it clearly has for so many years, affecting thousands of families, what happens then?
I thank the Minister for reading out the NICE guidelines, which I have also read. When that system fails, however, as it clearly has for so many years, affecting thousands of families, what happens then?
Indeed. I was about to move on to that very point, which was also made by the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), and to discuss support for children who have such an affliction, obviously through no fault of their own or of their mother. Before I do so, let...
Indeed. I was about to move on to that very point, which was also made by the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), and to discuss support for children who have such an affliction, obviously through no fault of their own or of their mother. Before I do so, let...
The Minister says that she likes plain language, and I, too, like plain language. With due respect, any family with a child suffering from such a condition will not want to hear strategy documents; they want to hear what specific action is to be taken to help such families, what...
The Minister says that she likes plain language, and I, too, like plain language. With due respect, any family with a child suffering from such a condition will not want to hear strategy documents; they want to hear what specific action is to be taken to help such families, what...
I am trying to assist the hon. Gentleman by explaining that women with epilepsy should, from the very outset, get proper, sound information and should have a full and frank discussion with their medical practitioner so that they can make an informed choice based on everything put forward and knowing...
I am trying to assist the hon. Gentleman by explaining that women with epilepsy should, from the very outset, get proper, sound information and should have a full and frank discussion with their medical practitioner so that they can make an informed choice based on everything put forward and knowing...
I assure the Minister that I was not heckling her; I am too much of a gentlemen to do that. I was trying to say yes to action on proper advice for potential mothers with epilepsy and to future guidance to stop the condition happening, but my direct question was...
I assure the Minister that I was not heckling her; I am too much of a gentlemen to do that. I was trying to say yes to action on proper advice for potential mothers with epilepsy and to future guidance to stop the condition happening, but my direct question was...
Those families are already receiving support; no one is saying that the children have been completely abandoned and are not getting any support at all. Perhaps much more can be done but, as the hon. Gentleman knows, in a debate of this length and given the constraints placed on me...
Those families are already receiving support; no one is saying that the children have been completely abandoned and are not getting any support at all. Perhaps much more can be done but, as the hon. Gentleman knows, in a debate of this length and given the constraints placed on me...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the effect of dispersal on the health of (a) pregnant women seeking asylum and (b) new mothers seeking asylum; and if she will make a statement.
[149497]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the effect of dispersal on the health of (a) pregnant women seeking asylum and (b) new mothers seeking asylum; and if she will make a statement.
[149497]
Asylum seekers who are homeless are placed in an initial accommodation centre, where there are medical teams on site. An assessment is then made of their longer term accommodation needs. Any decision to disperse the person to accommodation in another part of the country takes account of the outcome of the medical examination carried out in the centre.
There has been no specific assessment of the effect of dispersal on the health of pregnant women seeking asylum, but the dispersal policy is kept under regular review and changes made from time to time in light of the views of health professionals and other interested parties. The policy was most recently revised in August 2012 following an extensive consultation exercise. All asylum seekers have full access to the United Kingdom's health care system.
The hon. Gentleman is very lucky to have such a fantastic constituent who has put so much fantastic effort, energy and hard work not only into her own personal circumstances but into getting justice for families across the country. That says a lot about his constituent, and he is a...
The hon. Gentleman is very lucky to have such a fantastic constituent who has put so much fantastic effort, energy and hard work not only into her own personal circumstances but into getting justice for families across the country. That says a lot about his constituent, and he is a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many female prisoners (a) had children under five years when they entered prison and (b) were pregnant when entering prison in each of the last five years.
[149177]
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many female prisoners (a) had children under five years when they entered prison and (b) were pregnant when entering prison in each of the last five years.
[149177]
The information is as follows:
(a) Data on the number of female prisoners who had children less than five years of age when they entered prison is not routinely collected. This information could be obtained only by collating figures from individual prisoners at a disproportionate cost.
A survey of prisoners sentenced to between one month and four years in 2005 and 2006 in England and Wales found that 19% of female prisoners reported having children aged under five years. The survey also showed that 30% of male prisoners reported having children aged under five.
(b) Data on the number of female prisoners who were pregnant when entering prison is not routinely collected. This information could be obtained only by collating figures from individual prisoners at a disproportionate cost.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the report by Maternity Action and the Refugee Council When Maternity Doesn’t Matter: Dispersing Pregnant Women Seeking Asylum, they will review the UK Border Agency’s policies on the treatment of pregnant women seeking asylum, and in particular those who have...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the report by Maternity Action and the Refugee Council When Maternity Doesn’t Matter: Dispersing Pregnant Women Seeking Asylum, they will review the UK Border Agency’s policies on the treatment of pregnant women seeking asylum, and in particular those who have...
The UK Border Agency’s policies relating to pregnant asylum seekers were revised in August 2012, following widespread consultation. The report by the Refugee Council and Maternity Action drew conclusions from a limited sample of cases that were dealt with before those revised policies came into effect.
The policies are none the less kept under continuous review and the recommendations of the report are being considered by the UK Border Agency and the Department of Health. Some of the recommendations are covered by work that is already ongoing.