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1252091

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Doctors: NHS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of senior doctors working in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	115658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>NHS Digital statistics, as at July 2020, showed that, in England, there were almost 40% more full time equivalent consultants and almost 12% more specialty and associate specialist doctors employed in National Health Service trusts and clinical commissioning groups since 2010.</p><p>The Government has delivered on a manifesto commitment to fix the taper issue in doctors’ pensions, in response to evidence of senior clinicians turning down additional work for fear of high tax bills. The tapered annual allowance thresholds have increased by £90,000 from 6 April 2020, which removes up to 96% of general practitioners and 98% of consultants from the scope of the taper based on their NHS income. The incentive to take on additional work is now restored.</p><p>We are also taking action to increase the retention of doctors and support them to progress into long careers. For example, the Enhancing Junior Doctors’ Working Lives programme, led by Health Education England, is delivering a range of initiatives to improve the quality of life of doctors in training.</p><p>NHS workforce matters in Northern Ireland are a matter for the Devolved Administration.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 08/12/2020 14:36:36 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1252127

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Long Covid: Health Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of symptoms of (a) chronic fatigue syndrome and (b) long covid.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	115466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made of increasing awareness of chronic fatigue syndrome.</p><p>On 15 November 2020, the National Health Service launched a new taskforce with patients, charities, researchers and clinicians to help manage the NHS approach to ‘long COVID’. The taskforce will produce information and support materials for patients and healthcare professionals to develop a wider understanding of the condition. The full announcement is available via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/2020/11/nhs-launches-40-long-covid-clinics-to-tackle-persistent-symptoms/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/2020/11/nhs-launches-40-long-covid-clinics-to-tackle-persistent-symptoms/</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 15/12/2020 09:50:21 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1252312

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Care Homes: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage care homes to ease covid-19 restrictions on family visitation over Christmas where possible to do so safely.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	115505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>Over the Christmas period, visitors in tiers 1-3 were able to continue with indoor visits to their loved ones in care homes, facilitated by the provision of lateral flow testing and continued PPE use. In tier 4, while regular indoor visits were not possible, visits were able to continue in both outdoor settings and indoor where substantial screens were in place.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 25/01/2021 10:34:53 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1252364

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with the Scottish Government to develop plans for a coordinated rollout of covid-19 vaccines.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	115763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>The Vaccine Taskforce is procuring vaccines for the whole of the United Kingdom, including Scotland. The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care meets weekly with counterparts in the devolved administrations for discussions of key COVID-19 issues across all four nations. Throughout, as health is a devolved matter, the UK Government is working closely with the devolved administrations to ensure successful delivery across the whole of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 03/02/2021 17:05:10 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1252376

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of covid-19 testing in Scotland is provided by the UK Government.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	115767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>Testing capacity through the National Testing Programme is allocated to each nation of the United Kingdom on the basis of population share.</p><p>The Government is providing COVID-19 testing and test processing in support of NHS Scotland. This includes six regional test sites, more than 25 test sites in local communities, around 20 mobile testing units and the Glasgow Lighthouse Laboratory. In addition, the Government has provided a million lateral flow devices.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 21/01/2021 18:22:54 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1251884

registered interest
date	13/11/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	IVF
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to reduce discrepancies in access to IVF treatment across CCGs in England.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	92018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have a statutory responsibility to commission healthcare services including fertility services that meet the needs of their whole population.</p><p>In respect of National Health Service fertility services, the Government have been consistently clear that we expect CCGs to commission fertility services in line with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guidelines, so that there is equal access across England.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/01/2021 21:38:03 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 62353 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1251886

registered interest
date	13/11/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2020 to Question 101055 on Breast Cancer: Screening, what the average waiting list has been for breast screening invitations in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	92001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>This data is not available. The NHS Breast Screening programme measures performance via measures of uptake and coverage, rather than waiting lists.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 09/12/2020 15:10:53 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 62352 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1251952

registered interest
date	13/11/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Exercise Cygnus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the full findings of Exercise Cygnus.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	91960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>The document ‘Exercise Cygnus Report: Tier One Command Post Exercise Pandemic Influenza 18 to 20 October 2016’, published on 20 October 2020, is the complete report of the exercise setting out all the lessons identified.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 14/01/2021 22:41:34 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 62351 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1248996

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Hospices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increase in demand for hospice care due to delays in the diagnosis of terminal illnesses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; and what steps are they taking to address that increase.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL9987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2021 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. The Department has been working with NHS England and NHS Improvement to monitor the availability and use of hospice capacity since April.</p><p>We are aware of an overall increase in demand, but it is currently too early and complex to provide detailed information on how much, if any, is currently due to delays in diagnosis.</p><p>Since April, the hospice sector has worked hard to re-design service in response to the pandemic by shutting day services that cannot run in line with COVID-19 guidance and increasing community services, enabling an overall increase in available capacity.</p><p>We regularly assess the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on the hospice sector, and through NHS England and NHS Improvement are in regular discussions with stakeholders in the sector about the challenges they face. We continue to keep the situation under review as further information becomes available.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 15/02/2021 13:53:37 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1248997

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Mortality Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what additional funds they plan to provide for the hospice sector to handle the rising death rate (1) during, and (2) beyond, the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL9988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>Hospices have been provided over £150 million in additional funding to the hospice sector to date during the pandemic.</p><p>Alongside this, hospices have benefited from the financial support offered by HM Treasury to all charities, such as paying no business rates for their shops next year and applying for a Business Interruption Loan. Charities, alongside other sectors, can also access the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the replacement Job Support Scheme.</p><p>The Department regularly assesses the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on the hospice sector, and through NHS England and NHS Improvement, are in regular discussions with stakeholders in the sector about the challenges they face. We continue to keep funding for hospices under review.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 03/12/2020 12:51:36 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham