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1354348

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2021
	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: Influenza
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care whether,with reference to the Government’s consultation entitled making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health and wider social care sector, launched 9 September 2021, whether he plans to extend the requirement of flu vaccinations to the groups for whom a covid-19 vaccination will be required to enter a CQC registered care home under The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Harper
	uin	45814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>‘Making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health and wider social care sector’ consultation is currently open and seeks views on proposals where Care Quality Commission-regulated health and care settings can only deploy staff who were fully vaccinated. The consultation also explores whether flu vaccination should be a condition of deployment in health and social care settings to protect those who are at a higher risk of flu.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 16/09/2021 09:33:28 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 21415 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper

1332307

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2021
	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	Travel: Quarantine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that staff working at covid-19 quarantine hotels have been offered a vaccination; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	14157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2021 answer text <p>Workers in hotels used as managed quarantine facilities are being offered vaccination according to their age and clinical risk along with the rest of the population. This is in line with advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation which the Government has accepted.</p><p>The vaccination programme is currently on track to offer a first dose to all adults over 18 years old by the end of July. <em> </em></p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 18/06/2021 10:36:57 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 6941 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1029388

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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 Health Services: Schools
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to put NHS-funded counsellors in every school to ensure easy access to mental health services for children.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	204507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Whilst the National Health Service does not plan to fund counsellors in every school, the joint Department of Health and Social Care and Department for Education Green Paper, ‘Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision’, set out our plans to improve access to mental health services for children. The Government plans have three key components: creating new mental health support teams working in and near schools and colleges to support children and young people with mild to moderate mental health conditions; piloting a four week waiting time for access to specialist NHS children’s mental health services; and training Designated Senior Leads in mental health in schools and colleges.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 07/01/2019 15:28:10 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1150992

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Living Wage
	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 staff his Department are paid less than the London Living Wage; and what requirements his Department places on contractors to pay the London Living Wage to London-based staff.
	tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
	tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
	uin	2823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Whilst Government Departments do not seek accreditation to the Living Wage Foundation in relation to their rates of pay, the Department’s pay levels are above the current London Living Wage rates (as defined by the Living Wage Foundation) for directly employed members of staff and agency staff that are also sourced via the Crown Commercial Services Framework Contingent Labour Framework.</p><p>Contractor pay levels adhere to the statutory requirements to pay the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage. We do not require pay levels for our contractors to be above London Living Wage levels.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 29/10/2019 17:29:31 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1440788

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2022
	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: Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish the clinical evidence used to create the latest version of the guidance on care home visiting, updated 24 February 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	139489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>While there was no specific clinical evidence provided prior to the publication of the guidance published on 24 February, the update was based on advice from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). Its advice recommended that:</p><p>- the end of February was not an appropriate time to stand down isolation guidance in vulnerable settings. This advice was based on COVID-19 infection across vulnerable settings being severe, resulting in high numbers of hospitalisations and deaths in the past;</p><p>- Prevalence remains high, the future epidemic trajectory unpredictable and the removal of restrictions will mean more residents/patients being newly exposed to infection. Furthermore, reinfection with Omicron is more common than with previous variants. The UKHSA has advised that changes in vulnerable settings should not be in lockstep but rather a step behind wider society given levels of community infection are a key risk in outbreaks;</p><p>- The purpose of staying away from the setting or self-isolation of residents/patients is to protect vulnerable people in these settings from the risk of transmission of infection. Self-isolation and reduced contact are a standard public health intervention to prevent infection, which is especially important in closed settings with highly vulnerable people; and</p><p>- Increased contact with COVID-19 positive individuals is more likely to lead to outbreaks, which can have severe impacts in vulnerable settings and on their ability to deliver a service. For all settings, this can mean a closure to all but emergency admissions and visiting (particularly impactful in care homes and prisons), cohorting of staff and residents/ patients resulting in reduced capacity, and areas of the service being shut, for example, wings in hospitals.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 26/04/2022 09:40:23 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan previous answer version 58308 answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1386571

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2021
	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	Travel: Coronavirus
	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 implement measures to ensure convalescent covid-19 positive travellers are not disadvantaged by the Government's covid-19 travel testing requirements; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	90410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2021 answer text <p>While the United Kingdom does not recognise natural immunity for international travel at this time, it is being kept under review. The presence of antibodies does not guarantee that an individual is not capable of infection and transmitting the virus, therefore individuals who have been previously infected may still put others at risk.</p><p>The strength of the protective immune response to COVID-19 varies greatly from person to person. Although it is likely that an individual will be protected from severe disease or death for a period post-recovery from first infection, the duration of this protection will vary and the ability for these individuals to still transmit the virus has not yet been quantified.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 15/12/2021 09:43:55 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 39128 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1386570

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2021
	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	Travel: Coronavirus
	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 implement measures to ensure that convalescent covid-19 positive travellers are not disadvantaged by the Government's covid-19 travel testing requirements; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	90409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>While the United Kingdom does not recognise natural immunity for international travel at this time, it is being kept under review. The presence of antibodies does not guarantee that an individual is not capable of infection and transmitting the virus to others.</p><p>The strength of the protective immune response to COVID-19 varies greatly from person to person. Although it is likely that an individual will be protected from severe disease or death for a period post-recovery from first infection, the duration of this protection will vary and the ability for these individuals to still transmit the virus has not yet been quantified.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 16/12/2021 12:52:07 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 39482 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1309037

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2021
	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	Life Expectancy
	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 trends in the level of average life expectancy for a person living in (a) Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	180983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>While life expectancy at birth in 2017-19 was the highest ever observed in the United Kingdom, improvements in life expectancy have slowed since 2011. Generally, trends in South Yorkshire and Barnsley life expectancy trends have followed similar patterns to the UK.</p><p>In Barnsley, the average male life expectancy has slightly decreased from 78.2 years in 2014-16 to 77.8 years in 2017-19. The average female life expectancy has also slightly decreased from 81.9 years in 2014-16 to 81.8 years in 2017-19. In South Yorkshire, the average male life expectancy has increased slightly from 78.4 years in 2014-16 to 78.5 years in 2017-19 and the average female life expectancy has remained at 82 years between the same period. In the UK, the average male life expectancy increased from 79.2 years to 79.4 years between 2014-16 and 2017-2019 and the average female life expectancy also increased from 82.9 years to 83.1 years between the same period.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 27/04/2021 08:57:59 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 97241 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1349153

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2021
	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: Death
	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 number of daily non-covid-19 deaths for as long as he publishes the number of daily deaths from covid-19 in England.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	37465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>While Public Health England publishes the number of daily deaths following a positive test for COVID-19, monthly mortality analysis and data on daily deaths is published by the Office for National Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 06/09/2021 11:22:01 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1535833

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2022
	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	Pregnancy Tests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent reassessment she has made of the implications for her policy of the recommendations in the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review for victims of hormone pregnancy tests.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
	tabling member printed	Ed Davey
	uin	70953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>We will publish an update on progress to implement the Government’s response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 01/11/2022 16:56:04 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 28769 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423
	tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey