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1348636

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2021
	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
	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 the Government has made of the demographic breakdown of people who have been hospitalised with covid-19 after receiving (a) one and (b) two doses of a vaccine.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	36724
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>Public Health England publishes the age and sex breakdown of hospitalisations for COVID-19 for the most recent four week period on a weekly basis at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fnational-flu-and-covid-19-surveillance-reports-2021-to-2022-season&amp;data=04%7C01%7Ccovid19surv%40phe.gov.uk%7Cd8a5d4ca5e2f4eec8d8208d94c3161e0%7Cee4e14994a354b2ead475f3cf9de8666%7C0%7C0%7C637624597245146774%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=BkHeLCF%2BjpJrbhFP464Z7rzY3nC%2BJubS5l4XJFMrOK8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-flu-and-covid-19-surveillance-reports-2021-to-2022-season</a></p><p>The analysis is based on data from a sentinel network of acute National Health Service trusts contributing enhanced data.</p><p>PHE publishes technical briefings which provide the latest data regarding hospitalisations and deaths by variant, including the Delta variant, as well as data concerning those hospitalised with the Delta variant of COVID-19 who are vaccinated with one and both doses and unvaccinated. These data are retrospective and do not represent current hospitalisations. Data is available from 1 February 2021 at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/investigation-of-novel-sars-cov-2-variant-variant-of-concern-20201201" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/investigation-of-novel-sars-cov-2-variant-variant-of-concern-20201201</a></p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 15/09/2021 15:51:12 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 18922 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1338175

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many surplus covid-19 vaccines the UK will have accumulated by the end of 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	18556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government has announced that the UK will donate at least 100 million surplus COVID-19 vaccine doses within the next year, including 5 million by the end of September and a further 25 million by the end of 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed that 80% of our surplus vaccines will go to COVAX, the multilateral facility responsible for distributing COVID-19 vaccines to ensure equitable global access. The remainder will be shared bilaterally with countries in need. The Government will set out more detail in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 23/06/2021 15:32:08 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1273160

	registered interest
	date	30/12/2020
	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: Vaccination
	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 promote the uptake of the covid-19 vaccine among social care staff; and if he will publish figures on the number of care workers who have (a) received and (b) refused to have the vaccine.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	133107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>A five-week consultation was launched on 14 April to inform decision-making to make vaccination a condition of staff deployment in older adult care home providers. We have also introduced a minimum four-visit schedule to ensure as many care home staff and residents can be vaccinated on-site as possible. For those workers who may not have been present when the vaccination team visited the specific care home, access via other vaccination services has been available. Care home workers who would like to be vaccinated can now also arrange vaccination directly through their general practitioner.</p><p>Additionally, a significant programme of work is underway to help boost uptake in all communities, including for care workers and social care staff, as set out in the UK COVID-19 Uptake Plan which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-uptake-plan/uk-covid-19-vaccine-uptake-plan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-uptake-plan/uk-covid-19-vaccine-uptake-plan</a></p><p>NHS England publish weekly data on the number of vaccines doses administered to National Health Service trust and social care staff in England, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-vaccinations/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-vaccinations/</a></p><p>Data on those who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 138889 question first answered 26/04/2021 09:16:14 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 72778 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1305178

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2021
	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: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what initiatives he has supported to (a) target public health messages and (b) tackle vaccine misinformation to improve the take-up of the covid-19 vaccine among carers.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	174233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2021 answer text <p>The Department has established an extensive communications programme to target public health messages and tackle vaccine misinformation to improve the take-up of the COVID-19 vaccine among carers. This includes bespoke communications materials shared on the CARE Workforce App; a weekly newsletter and via social media channels; a paid advertising campaign targeting social care workers with digital advertising to build vaccine confidence and encourage booking vaccine appointments; a stakeholder toolkit with resources for distribution by care providers and representative bodies; and positive messaging using influencers, health experts, faith leaders and social care workers who have already been vaccinated to boost confidence and tackle misinformation. We have also held briefings with faith groups, charities and care providers who have expressed interest in co-creating vaccine content and acting as ambassadors.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 31/03/2021 13:58:10 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1305222

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2021
	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: Vaccination
	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 potential merits of giving priority status for covid-19 vaccinations to guides and drivers for pupils at special schools due to the proximity of those guides and drivers to children with SEND.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	174239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>For phase two of the COVID-19 vaccination programme, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s interim advice set out that the most effective way to minimise hospitalisations and deaths is to continue to prioritise people by age, rather than by occupation. Age is assessed to be the strongest factor linked to mortality, morbidity and hospitalisations.</p><p>If guides and drivers for pupils at special schools are captured in phase one or two due to age or clinical need, then they will be vaccinated accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 30/03/2021 10:28:00 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1304320

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2021
	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: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which age groups are planned to have received a covid-19 vaccine ahead of the FA Cup Final on 15 May 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	172107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text <p>Whilst an exact timeline of which age groups are planned to have been offered a COVID-19 vaccine by 15 May 2021 is not available, we are on course to offer a vaccine to all priority groups including those aged 50 years old and over by 15 April and all adults aged 18 years old and over by 31 July.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 25/03/2021 14:42:39 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 93134 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1288795

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications of the cost differential of the AstraZeneca vaccine for the UK and Uganda in achieving the Prime Minister's aim of making sure everybody gets the vaccines that they need so that the whole world can come through this pandemic together.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	157240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK is taking a strong global leadership role in collaborating with other countries in the development and distribution of a successful vaccine and we are encouraging other high-income countries to do the same. The UK is one of the largest bilateral donors to the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC), which will give lower and middle-income countries equitable access to vaccines that are developed. The UK has committed £548 million to the COVAX AMC.</p><p> </p><p>Pricing of COVID-19 vaccines between pharmaceutical companies and other countries is a matter for those parties involved.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 01/03/2021 15:53:25 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1274323

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	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: Vaccination
	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 potential merits of recruiting and training (a) trainee dental and veterinary students and (b) beauticians who perform botox/fillers to assist with the rollout of the covid-19 vaccine.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	134051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>Those administering the vaccines are either existing healthcare staff or those recruited specifically for the programme– including those who signed up to the NHS Bring Back scheme.   There are a number of roles within the vaccination programme and these will require different levels of qualifications and experience.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recently changed legislation to allow a wider group of people to administer vaccines, including more health care professionals as well as others who have passed a programme of training developed by Public Health England and Health Education England. New vaccinators will be assessed in person and closely supervised to ensure their and patients’ safety.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/02/2021 09:52:56 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1258739

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2020
	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: Vaccination
	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 prioritising for covid-19 vaccination unpaid carers who care for a person who is too frail to receive the vaccine themselves.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	126097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) consists of independent experts who advise the Government on which vaccine/s the United Kingdom should use and provide advice on prioritisation at a population level. The JCVI has advised that the vaccine should be given to care home residents and staff, followed by people over 80 years old and health and social care workers.</p><p>We recognise the vital role unpaid carers play in caring for vulnerable individuals. The JCVI recommends that carers who are in receipt of Carer’s Allowance or are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if the carer contracted COVID-19, should be included in Priority group 6 alongside people with underlying health conditions.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 126059 question first answered 15/01/2021 11:23:06 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1226418

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Development Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much Official Development Assistance his Department has disbursed in (a) Least Developed, (b) Other Low Income, (c) Lower Middle Income and (d) Upper Middle Income countries in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	76834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) was formed in July 2016. The data provided here shows the combined BEIS Official Development Assistance (ODA) cash spend position for both Climate ODA and R&amp;D ODA, on a calendar year basis.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>a) LDCs</p></td><td><p>21,754,998</p></td><td><p>47,625,316</p></td><td><p>50,249,793</p></td><td><p>55,334,226</p></td><td><p><strong>174,964,333</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>b) Other LICs</p></td><td><p>1,516,915</p></td><td><p>9,053,023</p></td><td><p>870,122</p></td><td><p>1,690,737</p></td><td><p><strong>13,130,797</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>c) LMICs</p></td><td><p>30,574,472</p></td><td><p>47,217,944</p></td><td><p>76,697,348</p></td><td><p>93,034,109</p></td><td><p><strong>247,523,872</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>d) UMICs</p></td><td><p>66,782,481</p></td><td><p>185,059,596</p></td><td><p>164,686,185</p></td><td><p>142,735,916</p></td><td><p><strong>559,264,178</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>601,816,475</p></td><td><p>476,361,051</p></td><td><p>557,209,148</p></td><td><p>667,036,187</p></td><td><p><strong>2,302,422,861</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>722,445,342</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>765,316,930</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>849,712,595</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>959,831,174</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,297,306,042</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In the above table, ”Other” covers spend that is categorised as regional / global / multi-country or spend that is unable to be categorised by country. Some of this “Other” spend would likely have been disbursed to the country categories listed in a) – d), but it is not possible to quantify the amount.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 01/09/2020 15:07:44 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill