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1247711
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-11-02more like thismore than 2020-11-02
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care remove filter
hansard heading Operating Theatres: Fire Prevention more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to classify surgical fires in operating theatres as never events. more like this
tabling member constituency Strangford more like this
tabling member printed
Jim Shannon more like this
uin 110129 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-11-17more like thismore than 2020-11-17
answer text <p>There are no plans to classify surgical fires in operating theatres as Never Events.</p><p>Never Events are defined as serious incidents that are wholly preventable because guidance or safety recommendations that provide strong systemic protective barriers are available at a national level and should have been implemented by all healthcare providers.</p><p>Strong systemic protective barriers are defined as barriers that must be successful, reliable and comprehensive safeguards or remedies – such as a connector that stops a medicine being given by the wrong route or a window restrictor which prevents a window being opened wide enough for a patient to get through.</p><p>There is currently no national guidance or safety recommendations that provides such safeguards to prevent surgical fires in operating theatres. These types of incidents cannot therefore be defined as a Never Event.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-11-17T15:33:59.51Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-17T15:33:59.51Z
answering member
1481
label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries more like this
tabling member
4131
label Biography information for Jim Shannon more like this
1247718
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-11-02more like thismore than 2020-11-02
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care remove filter
hansard heading Coronavirus: Vaccination more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the covid-19 vaccine candidates for which the Government has provided funding, what the efficacy criteria are for each of those vaccine candidate trials; to what extent each of those efficacy criteria are required to be met in order that those vaccine candidate trials can be deemed by the Government to have achieved satisfactory outcomes; and by (a) what methods and (b) what number of people (i) in which locations and (ii) over what time periods those assessments on whether those safety criteria have been met are being made. more like this
tabling member constituency Yeovil more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Marcus Fysh more like this
uin 110169 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-11-30more like thismore than 2020-11-30
answer text <p>There is broad agreement between international regulators on both the safety and the efficacy criteria that would be required for approval and authorisation of a COVID-19 vaccine. These criteria will apply to all COVID-19 vaccine candidates, irrespective of whether they receive funding from the United Kingdom Government.</p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) will perform the assessment of the quality, safety and efficacy data submitted by developers of COVID-19 vaccines and will seek the advice of its independent expert advisors on the Commission on Human Medicines.</p><p>No approval will be given for any COVID-19 vaccine without robust evidence of efficacy and safety. The MHRA has teams of assessors available to review the submissions.</p><p>To expedite the review of COVID-19 vaccine applications, developers of COVID-19 vaccines can submit their Marketing Authorisation Applications in the form of a rolling submissions and do not need to wait to have a complete data package before submission.</p><p>The time taken for MHRA’s review will depend on what data will be submitted and when.</p>
answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds more like this
answering member printed Jo Churchill more like this
grouped question UIN 110170 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-11-30T12:04:29.557Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-30T12:04:29.557Z
answering member
4380
label Biography information for Jo Churchill more like this
tabling member
4446
label Biography information for Mr Marcus Fysh more like this
1247719
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-11-02more like thismore than 2020-11-02
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care remove filter
hansard heading Coronavirus: Vaccination more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the covid-19 vaccine candidates for which the Government has provided funding, what the safety criteria are for each of those vaccine candidate trials; to what extent each of those safety criteria are required to be met in order that those vaccine candidate trials can be deemed by the Government to have achieved satisfactory outcomes; and by (a) what methods and (b) what number of people (i) in which locations and (ii) over what time periods those assessments on whether those safety criteria have been met are being made. more like this
tabling member constituency Yeovil more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Marcus Fysh more like this
uin 110170 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-11-30more like thismore than 2020-11-30
answer text <p>There is broad agreement between international regulators on both the safety and the efficacy criteria that would be required for approval and authorisation of a COVID-19 vaccine. These criteria will apply to all COVID-19 vaccine candidates, irrespective of whether they receive funding from the United Kingdom Government.</p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) will perform the assessment of the quality, safety and efficacy data submitted by developers of COVID-19 vaccines and will seek the advice of its independent expert advisors on the Commission on Human Medicines.</p><p>No approval will be given for any COVID-19 vaccine without robust evidence of efficacy and safety. The MHRA has teams of assessors available to review the submissions.</p><p>To expedite the review of COVID-19 vaccine applications, developers of COVID-19 vaccines can submit their Marketing Authorisation Applications in the form of a rolling submissions and do not need to wait to have a complete data package before submission.</p><p>The time taken for MHRA’s review will depend on what data will be submitted and when.</p>
answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds more like this
answering member printed Jo Churchill more like this
grouped question UIN 110169 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-11-30T12:04:29.617Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-30T12:04:29.617Z
answering member
4380
label Biography information for Jo Churchill more like this
tabling member
4446
label Biography information for Mr Marcus Fysh more like this
1247720
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-11-02more like thismore than 2020-11-02
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care remove filter
hansard heading Coronavirus: Vaccination more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the covid-19 vaccine candidates for which the Government has provided funding, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to the process of preparing each of those potential vaccines for (a) marketing, (b) manufacturing, (c) distribution and (d) administration. more like this
tabling member constituency Yeovil more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Marcus Fysh more like this
uin 110171 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-11-18more like thismore than 2020-11-18
answer text <p>In terms of the six supply agreements that have and are being negotiated, these cannot be provided at this time due to commercial sensitivity. We are currently also unable to provide information on funding allocated to each potential vaccine for marketing, manufacturing, distribution and administration, as they have not yet been finalised.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds more like this
answering member printed Jo Churchill more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-11-18T12:59:55.22Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-18T12:59:55.22Z
answering member
4380
label Biography information for Jo Churchill more like this
tabling member
4446
label Biography information for Mr Marcus Fysh more like this
1247723
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-11-02more like thismore than 2020-11-02
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care remove filter
hansard heading Coronavirus: Vaccination more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment the Government has made of the potential effect of the (a) development and (b) authorisation of a covid-19 vaccine that doesn't prevent (i) transmission and (ii) fatalities on public confidence in (A) the Government response to covid-19, (B) public health programmes and (C) economic growth. more like this
tabling member constituency Yeovil more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Marcus Fysh more like this
uin 110174 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-11-18more like thismore than 2020-11-18
answer text <p>A COVID-19 vaccine will only be deployed once it has been proven to be safe and effective through robust clinical trials and approved for use by the appropriate licensing authority. There are numerous potential vaccine candidates in development, which the United Kingdom will have access to. Once a vaccine is ready, it will be deployed to those most at risk, and then rolled out more widely. Regular testing of virus samples will be undertaken to assess any changes in the virus that may impact on vaccine effectiveness. Safe and effective vaccines rolled out to the population will form part of our overall recovery effort from the impact of this global pandemic.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds more like this
answering member printed Jo Churchill more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-11-18T12:53:10.76Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-18T12:53:10.76Z
answering member
4380
label Biography information for Jo Churchill more like this
tabling member
4446
label Biography information for Mr Marcus Fysh more like this
1247734
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-11-02more like thismore than 2020-11-02
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care remove filter
hansard heading Coronavirus: Research more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to assess the effect of new research into the range and frequency of covid-19 symptoms on the adequacy of his guidance on the main symptoms of covid-19 which are used to recommend that individuals book a test for the virus; and how often that assessment takes place. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Edgbaston more like this
tabling member printed
Preet Kaur Gill more like this
uin 110215 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-02-05more like thismore than 2021-02-05
answer text <p>We will continue to review the evidence available to us through the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, the Office for National Statistics and other sources and we continue to be guided by the science on our approach.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent more like this
answering member printed Helen Whately more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-02-05T10:46:19.597Zmore like thismore than 2021-02-05T10:46:19.597Z
answering member
4527
label Biography information for Helen Whately more like this
tabling member
4603
label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill more like this
1247742
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-11-02more like thismore than 2020-11-02
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care remove filter
hansard heading Coronavirus: Gyms more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the evidential basis is for the decision of 31 October 2020 to close covid-19 secure gyms and sports facilities. more like this
tabling member constituency York Central more like this
tabling member printed
Rachael Maskell more like this
uin 110180 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-11-10more like thismore than 2020-11-10
answer text <p>The Government’s response to the pandemic is guided by the science. Data and scientific advice informing the fight against COVID-19 are published on GOV.UK and specific relevant findings are shared in presentations accompanying significant policy announcements.</p><p>Unfortunately, we know that the virus spreads readily in indoor environments where members of different households and/or support bubbles spend time together. These restrictions do not single out restaurants, pubs or gyms but apply to a wide range of settings where the risk of transmission is high.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries more like this
grouped question UIN 110271 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-11-10T21:32:59.277Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-10T21:32:59.277Z
answering member
1481
label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries more like this
tabling member
4471
label Biography information for Rachael Maskell more like this
1247743
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-11-02more like thismore than 2020-11-02
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care remove filter
hansard heading Dementia: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of enabling a family carer to support a relative with dementia in hospital during the covid-19 outbreak. more like this
tabling member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green more like this
tabling member printed
Catherine West more like this
uin 110206 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-11-27more like thismore than 2020-11-27
answer text <p>The health, safety and wellbeing of patients, communities, individuals and teams remain our absolute priority.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement’s guidance ‘Visiting healthcare inpatient settings during the COVID-19 pandemic’ has consistently been that there should be reasonable adjustments to allow certain groups of people, including people with dementia, to have a family member or friend visit them if not being present would cause the patient to be distressed. This applies to all inpatient settings.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, to support the provision of person-centred care for older people, including those with dementia, local National Health Service trusts provide hospital passport templates that can be completed before attending hospital as an inpatient or outpatient. The hospital passport outlines, from the patient's perspective, what they would like staff to know about them and their care to help personalise their admission.</p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-11-27T21:39:57.37Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-27T21:39:57.37Z
answering member
4362
label Biography information for Edward Argar more like this
tabling member
4523
label Biography information for Catherine West more like this
1247747
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-11-02more like thismore than 2020-11-02
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care remove filter
hansard heading Malnutrition: Children more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of children who suffer from undernutrition in the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Shipley more like this
tabling member printed
Philip Davies more like this
uin 110098 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-11-18more like thismore than 2020-11-18
answer text <p>Estimates of the number of children who suffer from ‘undernutrition’ is not available.</p><p>The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) reports the number of children who are underweight in England. NCMP data for 2019/20 shows that the number of underweight children in England aged four to five years old is 3,771 out of 399,470 measured (0.9%) and the number of children aged 10-11 years old is 6,969 out of 491,138 measured (1.4%). This is stable compared with previous years and is below the 2% level expected in a healthy population. This data is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/national-child-measurement-programme/2019-20-school-year" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/national-child-measurement-programme/2019-20-school-year</a></p><p> </p><p>Underweight may reflect undernutrition in a child but may also reflect a small build. A child of any weight status (underweight, healthy weight, overweight or obese) may suffer from undernutrition if a diet is lacking the nutrients required for healthy growth.</p>
answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds more like this
answering member printed Jo Churchill more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-11-18T15:44:42.703Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-18T15:44:42.703Z
answering member
4380
label Biography information for Jo Churchill more like this
tabling member
1565
label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies more like this
1247748
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-11-02more like thismore than 2020-11-02
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care remove filter
hansard heading Malnutrition: Children more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the reasons for undernutrition amongst children in the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Shipley more like this
tabling member printed
Philip Davies more like this
uin 110099 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-11-18more like thismore than 2020-11-18
answer text <p>The reasons for ‘undernutrition’, which is more generally referred to as malnutrition, are varied and complex. ‘Undernutrition’ amongst children can be both a cause and a consequence of ill health and may be linked to clinical, social and economic factors. It may develop as a result of limited access to food, a disorder or disease that results in a poor appetite, makes eating or absorbing food difficult or results in a greatly increased requirement for energy and nutrients.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds more like this
answering member printed Jo Churchill more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-11-18T12:50:08.08Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-18T12:50:08.08Z
answering member
4380
label Biography information for Jo Churchill more like this
tabling member
1565
label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies more like this