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1204195

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
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: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that BAME people are adequately represented in COVID-19 clinical trials.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL5784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department, through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), is working in partnership with the Centre for Black and Minority Ethnic Health in Leicester to ensure that black, Asian and minority ethnic communities have the information they need to take part and stay informed about COVID-19 research. The NIHR also requires a limited amount of demographic data on participants in all prioritized urgent COVID-19 studies to be collected to ensure recruitment is representative of the population. It is also actively supporting researchers to tackle the barriers that might stop some communities participating.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 24/06/2020 10:34:39 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1204219

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
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	Health Services: Migrants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when they will end the Immigration Health Surcharge; whether workers who have paid the fee since the announcement on 21 May will be reimbursed and, if so, when reimbursements will be made.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL5749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care and the Home Office are working at pace to deliver the exemption. Any National Health Service or care workers that have paid the surcharge since the Prime Minister’s announcement on 21 May will receive a refund and further announcements will be made shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 29/06/2020 10:37:57 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1204228

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
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	Health Services: Migrants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government (1) when the immigration healthcare surcharge for health and care workers and their families will be removed, (2) whether those who have already paid the surcharge in the current year will receive a refund, and (3) whether any such refund will be backdated to the day on which the Prime Minister made the announcement that the surcharge would be removed.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL5777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care and the Home Office are working at pace to deliver this exemption. Any National Health Service or care worker that has paid the surcharge since the Prime Minister’s announcement on 21 May will receive a refund. We will announce further details on the scope of the arrangements shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL5778 question first answered 29/06/2020 10:38:12 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1203545

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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: International Cooperation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to sponsor virtual meetings of international foreign and health ministers to coordinate responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of international cooperation in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The United Kingdom convened a wide range of international leaders, Foreign and Health Ministers at the Global Vaccine Summit on 4 June. Ministers participate in regular dialogue including through the G7, G20, World Health Assembly and in ad hoc groupings convened by other partners – as well as initiating our own calls as required with specific partners.</p><p>COVID-19 presents a global challenge which requires a collaborative response. The UK Government will continue to work with other countries throughout the crisis and beyond.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 24/06/2020 10:28:39 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1203094

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
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: Disease Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to establish a permanent body to (1) seek to avert future pandemics, and (2) ensure affordable, widespread availability of vaccines and therapies to treat COVID-19 as they become available.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL5603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The United Kingdom believes that the World Health Organization (WHO) has an important role to play in leading the health response to COVID-19 and in longer term leadership in global health including preparedness. We also want to see WHO continue to learn lessons on how to improve its response to global health emergencies and as such would expect a full review of all elements of their response once they are out of response mode, as has occurred after previous Public Health Emergencies of International Concern. The UK intends to engage constructively with a future review, including working with other governments.</p><p>Since 2017, we have, through the Department’s Global Health Security Programme, used our public health expertise to provide technical support to countries. This technical support and knowledge sharing helps build resilient public health care systems to prevent, detect and respond to disease and to better manage future public health emergencies including pandemics.</p><p>The UK supports strong mechanisms to promote equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, treatments and diagnostics. At the Global Vaccine Summit on 4 June 2020, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, launched a new Advance Market Commitment (AMC) for COVID-19 vaccines aimed at incentivising vaccine manufacturers to produce sufficient quantities of eventual COVID-19 vaccines, and to ensure access for developing countries with a primary focus on subsidising vaccines for the poorest countries. The UK committed £48 million to the AMC at the Summit.</p><p>In addition, the UK supported AstraZeneca’s announcement at the Summit of a $750 million agreement with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and Gavi to support the manufacturing, procurement and distribution of 300 million vaccine doses globally this year, including for the world’s poorest countries. AstraZeneca also announced a deal with the Serum Institute of India to manufacture a further 1 billion doses for distribution to developing countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 22/06/2020 10:59:08 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1203095

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
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: Contact Tracing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how long it will take, under the test and trace service, to trace people's contacts following a COVID-19 test; and what assessment they have made of whether this is quick enough to isolate people before infection spreads.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL5604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government launched its new NHS Test and Trace service on 28 May 2020.</p><p>If someone experiences symptoms of COVID-19 and gets tested, systems are in place to ensure that the NHS Test and Trace service automatically receives information if their test result is positive. Providing NHS Test and Trace have contact details, such as email, text or landline, they will aim to contact people within 24 hours of receiving the test result.</p><p> </p><p>The more rapidly we can identify people who may have been at risk of infection and, if necessary, tell them to self-isolate, the more effectively we can reduce the R rate and the spread of the virus and maintain transmission at low levels.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 24/06/2020 10:33:19 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1203110

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
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	Mental Illness: Prescription Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many prescriptions have been issued for (1) antidepressants, (2) anxiolytics, (3) sedatives and hypnotics, and (4) antipsychotics, in the last six months; how many prescriptions in each of these categories were new prescriptions; and how these figures compare with the same period last year.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL5619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the following tables by the NHS Business Services Authority:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Number of items</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Month and Year</p></td><td><p>Antidepressants</p></td><td><p>Anxiolytics</p></td><td><p>Barbiturates and Hypnotics</p></td><td><p>Antipsychotics</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2018</p></td><td><p>6,242,966</p></td><td><p>559,541</p></td><td><p>738,497</p></td><td><p>1,059,542</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2018</p></td><td><p>6,105,746</p></td><td><p>538,508</p></td><td><p>715,005</p></td><td><p>1,030,777</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2018</p></td><td><p>6,043,242</p></td><td><p>527,892</p></td><td><p>704,835</p></td><td><p>1,022,515</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2019</p></td><td><p>6,279,989</p></td><td><p>547,545</p></td><td><p>743,385</p></td><td><p>1,052,933</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2019</p></td><td><p>5,680,329</p></td><td><p>492,331</p></td><td><p>656,344</p></td><td><p>955,569</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>6,153,299</p></td><td><p>527,789</p></td><td><p>699,736</p></td><td><p>1,021,958</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Number of items</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Month and Year</p></td><td><p>Antidepressants</p></td><td><p>Anxiolytics</p></td><td><p>Barbiturates and Hypnotics</p></td><td><p>Antipsychotics</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2019</p></td><td><p>6,574,909</p></td><td><p>547,721</p></td><td><p>720,362</p></td><td><p>1,091,403</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2019</p></td><td><p>6,324,255</p></td><td><p>515,711</p></td><td><p>683,198</p></td><td><p>1,045,301</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2019</p></td><td><p>6,428,992</p></td><td><p>525,749</p></td><td><p>698,338</p></td><td><p>1,067,155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2020</p></td><td><p>6,701,671</p></td><td><p>539,735</p></td><td><p>733,003</p></td><td><p>1,098,917</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2020</p></td><td><p>6,097,134</p></td><td><p>490,517</p></td><td><p>653,315</p></td><td><p>997,909</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2020</p></td><td><p>6,828,732</p></td><td><p>529,601</p></td><td><p>704,071</p></td><td><p>1,080,136</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The data provided is for prescriptions prescribed and dispensed in England only. The time periods covered are October 2019 – March 2020 inclusive and also October 2018 – March 2019 for comparison. March 2020 is the most recent dataset available.</p><p>The term ‘items’ refers to the number of times a product appears on a prescription form, and not the quantity prescribed. Any secondary indications or unlicensed uses of any of these medicines will not be apparent from the data.</p><p>The NHS Business Services Authority does not have enough information to determine if a prescription is ‘new’ for a particular patient.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 22/06/2020 10:58:43 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1202654

registered interest
date	10/06/2020
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: Disease Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the comments by the Chief Executive of NHS Providers on 6 June about the Government’s introduction of new measures to counter the COVID-19 pandemic, and in particular that NHS Trust leaders (1) felt “completely in the dark” about "significant and complex" changes; (2) are asked to make operational changes with little notice; (3) are concerned that there is insufficient strategy and planning; and (4) felt that last-minute decisions are overly influenced by politics. [T]
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL5503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to working closely with the National Health Service on the introduction of new measures to counter the COVID-19 pandemic and give as much advance notice as possible. However, this is a fast-moving situation and at times it has been necessary to introduce measures at short notice.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 22/06/2020 10:59:26 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1202086

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
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	Public Sector: Contracts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) effectiveness, and (2) value for money, of Government contracts with private companies to provide public services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL5476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>Guidance on how contracting authorities should respond to COVID-19 was published on 18 March. Authorities are allowed to procure goods, services and works with extreme urgency in exceptional circumstances using regulation 32(2)(c) under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Various options are available which include:</p><p> </p><p>- direct award due to extreme urgency;</p><p>- direct award due to absence of competition or protection of exclusive rights;</p><p>- call off from an existing framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system;</p><p>- call for competition using a standard procedure with accelerated timescales; and</p><p>- extending or modifying a contract during its term.</p><p>We have also made it clear that authorities must continue to achieve value for money for taxpayers, use good commercial judgement and publish the details of any awards made, in line with Government transparency guidelines.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL5477 question first answered 22/06/2020 10:53:03 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1202087

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
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: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to remove any potential conflicts of interest when awarding Government contracts relating to their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL5477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>Guidance on how contracting authorities should respond to COVID-19 was published on 18 March. Authorities are allowed to procure goods, services and works with extreme urgency in exceptional circumstances using regulation 32(2)(c) under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Various options are available which include:</p><p> </p><p>- direct award due to extreme urgency;</p><p>- direct award due to absence of competition or protection of exclusive rights;</p><p>- call off from an existing framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system;</p><p>- call for competition using a standard procedure with accelerated timescales; and</p><p>- extending or modifying a contract during its term.</p><p>We have also made it clear that authorities must continue to achieve value for money for taxpayers, use good commercial judgement and publish the details of any awards made, in line with Government transparency guidelines.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL5476 question first answered 22/06/2020 10:53:03 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick