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1252489

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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	Vitamin D: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to encourage the consumption of vitamin D supplements during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	908882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>As we move into the winter months, it is more important than ever to following existing Government advice on vitamin D supplements.</p><p>At this time, the evidence is insufficient to prove that vitamin D helps people respond to COVID-19.</p><p>Public Health England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence are currently re-reviewing the evidence, which will be published in mid-December.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 17/11/2020 16:12:38 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1252490

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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	Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will publish a timescale for the implementation of the recommendations of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review report, published in July 2020.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	908883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>We welcome the report and we are considering Baroness Cumberlege’s recommendations carefully.</p><p>There are currently no plans to publish a timescale for the implementation of the recommendations.</p><p>The report took over two years to compile and we therefore consider it vitally important – for the sake of patients and especially those who have suffered greatly – that we give this independent report the full consideration it deserves.</p><p>We will update hon. Members before the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 17/11/2020 16:11:55 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1252491

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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	Cancer: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the second wave of covid-19 infections on the (a) recovery of cancer services in (i) Stockport and (ii) Greater Manchester and (b) waiting times for cancer treatment.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	908884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>We are pleased that September data shows, for Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, that general practitioner referrals for first consultant appointment were 135% higher than in April, and similarly, at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, they were nearly 120% higher than in April.</p><p>We are all working hard to see the restoration of services continue, including stepping up COVID-19 protected hubs for cancer surgery and diagnostics and, maximising use of independent sector capacity.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 17/11/2020 16:10:23 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1252493

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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	Out-patients: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What estimate he has made of the number of hospital patients diagnosed with covid-19 in October 2020 who contracted that virus while in hospital.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	908888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>NHS England data shows that, in October, there were 3,934 new hospital admissions where the patient was diagnosed with COVID-19 in hospital from a test taken eight or more days after admission.</p><p>However, we know that the incubation period of COVID-19 can be as long as 14 days, so it possible that some of these patients may have contracted the virus before admission.</p><p>We continue to work to reduce hospital transmission as a priority.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 17/11/2020 16:09:28 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1252494

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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: Contact Tracing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the NHS Test and Trace service.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	908897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>We continue to make significant strides in our Test and Trace service, which forms a central part of the country’s COVID-19 recovery strategy. The service helps identify, contain and control coronavirus, reduce the spread of the virus and save lives. We continue to increase national testing capacity and two million people have now been reached by the service since it was launched.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 17/11/2020 16:07:00 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1252495

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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: Contact Tracing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the NHS Test and Trace service.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	908898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>We continue to make significant strides in our Test and Trace service, which forms a central part of the country’s COVID-19 recovery strategy. The service helps identify, contain and control coronavirus, reduce the spread of the virus and save lives. We continue to increase national testing capacity and two million people have now been reached by the service since it was launched.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 17/11/2020 16:07:26 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1252606

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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	Lung Cancer: Health Services
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 ensure the adequacy of levels of (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of lung cancer during periods of covid-19 lockdown.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	116481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>NHS England continues to encourage people to access services, especially cancer services, through the ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign.</p><p>Specialist cancer hubs have been set up to provide COVID-19 secure treatment and diagnostic environments.</p><p>In October, the National Health Service issued £150 million in capital funding to regions for investment in diagnostic equipment such as magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography scanners.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 01/12/2020 12:00:58 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1252607

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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	Joint Replacements: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people aged 15-25 have had a hip or knee replacement as a result of (a) obesity and (b) brittle-bones in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	116482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 24/11/2020 14:18:28 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1252612

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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	Restraint Techniques: 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 assessment he has made of the (a) level and (b) appropriateness of use of (i) prone restraint and (ii) other forms of restraint on people (A) autistic people and (B) people with learning disabilities living in (I) residential care, (II) supported living and (III) hospital settings during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	116584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>The latest Mental Health Services Dataset on restrictive interventions for patients with a learning disability and/or autism in National Health Service-funded secondary mental health, learning disabilities and autism services in England shows a total of 4,810 restrictive interventions occurred in July 2020, with 310 being prone restraint. These figures are subject to data quality issues and should be interpreted with caution. Data is not available on restrictive interventions in other settings.</p><p>Restrictive interventions, or restraint, should only ever be used as a last resort using the least restrictive option, when all attempts to de-escalate a situation have been employed. The latest guidance is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/812435/reducing-the-need-for-restraint-and-restrictive-intervention.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/812435/reducing-the-need-for-restraint-and-restrictive-intervention.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 07/12/2020 10:00:13 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 63530 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1252623

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Consumption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of covid-19 restrictions on levels of alcohol consumption.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	116681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>Public Health England has published an online monitoring tool to track behavioural changes, including alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings on alcohol consumption are that intake across the population as a whole remained about the same during the pandemic. Those aged 18 to 34 were more likely to report consuming less alcohol each week than before and those aged 35 to 54 were more likely to report an increase. There was also an increase in the proportion of ‘high risk’ drinking from April to September. The monitoring tool is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wider-impacts-of-covid-19-on-health-monitoring-tool" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wider-impacts-of-covid-19-on-health-monitoring-tool</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 25/11/2020 13:14:19 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra