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1401912

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	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	NHS: 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 calculation he has made of the last date that a person working for the NHS, who is covered by the Government's Vaccination as a Condition of Deployment, would be to receive their first covid-19 vaccination in order to have received both covid-19 vaccinations by the April deadline.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	101706
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>For all COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the United Kingdom, the clinical advice states there should be an eight-week interval between first and second doses. Therefore, existing National Health Service staff would require a first dose by 3 February in order to have received a second dose by 1 April.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/01/2022 09:43:58 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1419104

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2022
	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	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 reduce the number of people who fail to attend their covid-19 booster vaccination appointments.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	116914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>In order to reduce the number of ‘did not attend’ events, the COVID-19 vaccine programme will cancel appointments where people are identified as having received the vaccination, send reminders to those to advise they should cancel their appointments if they can no longer attend and has provided Primary Care Networks with access to National Booking System appointments to avoid inviting those with existing appointments.</p><p>The vaccine programme’s delivery models also provide options on vaccination sites, including walk-in services to reduce the number of unattended appointments and cancellations.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 15/03/2022 11:14:10 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 49451 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

1419105

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2022
	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	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 increase the uptake of covid-19 booster vaccination walk-in appointments.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	116915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>On 18 January 2022 the National Health Service launched the 'Grab a Jab' campaign, with 1,800 walk-in sites available. More than 1,000 of these sites are open every day. The opening times of vaccination sites have been extended to seven days a week and general practitioners and pharmacies have been asked to provide more vaccination appointments.</p><p>The ‘Get Boosted Now’ communications campaign began on 12 December 2021 to encourage those eligible to receive their COVID-19 booster. Ministers, scientists, clinicians and celebrities have shared messages on the need for booster vaccinations to reach a wide audience. This is supported by a large-scale marketing campaign including TV, radio, press partnerships, social media and digital/social media takeovers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 07/02/2022 12:40:43 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1423069

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2022
	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	Coronavirus: Screening
	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 take steps to ensure that PCR test results for covid-19 are only given in a clinical context to take into account a patient's medical history.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	125136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>The National Health Service provides clinical context for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests taken in healthcare settings. However, the purpose of PCR testing in the wider population is to identify positive cases for public health reasons and to reduce transmission. For pillar 2 PCR tests used for possible antiviral prescribing, an NHS clinical team will make an assessment of the patients’ medical history and clinical presentation to prescribe appropriate treatment<em>.</em></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 28/02/2022 11:21:23 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1423072

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2022
	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	Coronavirus: Screening
	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 introduce a central repository of PCR tests in use in the NHS and publish evidence validating each test's effectiveness.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	125137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>Manufacturers and distributors wishing to place a COVID-19 test on the market in the United Kingdom, including for sale to the National Health Service, must seek approval under the Medical Devices (Coronavirus Test Device Approvals) (Amendment) Regulations 2021. The approval process involves a review of evidence provided by the manufacturer about the performance of the test. Tests are approved where the manufacturer has provided suitable evidence that it meets performance thresholds in the Regulations. Tests which have been approved are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-test-validation-approved-products" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-test-validation-approved-products</a></p><p>Several tests procured by the Department for use in NHS trusts have received validation which involves laboratory testing. The results of this process are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/assessment-and-procurement-of-coronavirus-covid-19-tests/coronavirus-covid-19-serology-and-viral-detection-testing-uk-procurement-overview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/assessment-and-procurement-of-coronavirus-covid-19-tests/coronavirus-covid-19-serology-and-viral-detection-testing-uk-procurement-overview</a></p><p>For those tests without national validation, tests are validated and verified at each NHS site as part of the requirements of their ISO15189 accreditation.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 23/02/2022 16:02:23 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1423078

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2022
	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	Coronavirus: Screening
	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 require all reporting of covid-19 PCR test results to include an estimated measure of viral burden.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	125138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>We have no plans to do so. Cycle threshold (Ct) is a semi-quantitative value which can broadly categorise the concentration of viral genetic material in a patient sample as low, medium or high. The reporting of many laboratories, including the Lighthouse Laboratories, includes Ct values. However, a single Ct value in the absence of clinical context cannot be relied upon for decision making about a person’s infectivity. Ct values cannot be directly compared between assays of different types. Not all laboratories will use the same assay and some may use more than one.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 23/03/2022 10:07:53 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1259689

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2020
	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: Disease Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the ONS surveys of 30 October and 4 December 2020, whether he has made an assessment of (a) the reasons for the ONS downgrade of its estimate of covid-19 in England from 9.52 per 10,000 on 17 October to 4.89 per 10,000 on 17 October 2020 and (b) the effect of that revision on the Government’s decision to enter into a second national lockdown in November 2020; and what steps the Government is taking to ensure that future covid-19 data published by the ONS will not require significant revision at a later date.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	127537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have published an extensive methodology document in relation to their COVID-19 Infection Survey, which states that:</p><p> </p><p>“All estimates presented in our bulletins are provisional results. As swabs are not necessarily analysed in date order by the laboratory, we have not yet received test results for all swabs taken on the dates included in this analysis. Estimates may therefore be revised as more test results are included”.</p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p>The ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey is one of the many data sources the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies include in their scientific advice to Government used to inform decisions on COVID-19 restrictions. Other data sources include the REACT STUDY, Test and Trace data and COVID-19 deaths and hospital admissions. Collectively this data highlighted the need to tighten restrictions in November 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey is a pilot study developed at pace to help monitor the situation as it evolves and is therefore undergoing continual quality improvement.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 11/03/2021 17:32:53 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 69153 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1314756

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2021
	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, for what reason the paper entitled Insights on transmission of COVID-19 with a focus on the hospitality, retail and leisure sector, published by the EMG Transmission Group on 30 April 2021, was not disclosed by his Department during the case of R (On the Application of Sacha Lord and Hugh Osmond) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	1306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government disclosed the key documents and evidence on 22 March. As this report was not published until 30 April, it was not included.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/07/2021 10:18:16 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 1162 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1437728

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2022
	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	Coronavirus: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 23 February 2022 to Question 125137 on Coronavirus: Screening, what number of validated PCR tests is in use in the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	133999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2022 answer text <p>Currently there are nine validated polymerase chain reaction tests used in the National Health Service as follows:</p><p>- Abbott Alinity m SARS-COV-2 assay;</p><p>- Abbott m2000 real time SARS-COV-2 assay;</p><p>- Life Technologies (ThermoFisher) TaqPath Covid assay;</p><p>- Hologic Panther Aptima SARS-COV-2 assay;</p><p>- Cepheid GeneXpert;</p><p>- Roche Cobas Liat;</p><p>- DNA Nudge;</p><p>- PrimerDesign PROmate; and</p><p>- Roche Cobas.</p><p>Since 31 December 2021, we no longer nationally procure DNA Nudge. From 31 March 2022 we will no longer nationally procure Primer Design PROmate. NHS trusts may also locally procure tests which would undergo local validation and verification before use, as part of their ISO 15189 accreditation.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 10/03/2022 17:43:32 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1274693

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2021
	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: Licensed Premises
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason takeaway alcohol sales from pubs and restaurants are not permitted in the January 2021 covid-19 lockdown on the same basis as the previous lockdown; and if he will permit those sales.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	134421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government has listened carefully to the views of the scientific community, the information from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) and its sub-groups when taking decisions on the best way to tackle the pandemic.</p><p>In recognition of the importance of transparency in these unprecedented times, SAGE has been publishing the statements and the accompanying evidence it has reviewed to demonstrate how the scientific understanding of COVID-19 has continued to evolve as new data emerges and how SAGE’s advice has quickly adapted to new findings that reflect a changing situation. Hospitality venues such as cafes, restaurants, pubs, bars and social clubs must close, with the exception of providing food and non-alcoholic drinks for takeaway until 11pm, click-and-collect and drive-through. All food and drink including alcohol can continue to be provided by delivery.</p><p>The Government has these restrictions constantly under review.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 13/01/2021 14:33:34 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker