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1354045

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2021
	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	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, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of approving covid-19 vaccines administered in Australia to allow people vaccinated in Australia to be recognised as fully vaccinated and not be required to isolate for 10 days upon arrival from an Amber list country.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	45055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>We are taking a phased approach to restarting international travel from ‘amber’ countries and extending quarantine free entry to Australia and other countries as outlined in the Global Travel Taskforce report published in April.</p><p>We continue to work closely with medical and public health experts and with international partners ahead of following the next Global Travel Taskforce Review in October.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 16/09/2021 13:50:59 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1352320

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2021
	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	General Practitioners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of GP appointments have been in-person since 19 July 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	41737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>From 19 July to 31 July inclusive there were 11,341,119 appointments in general practice. Of these, 6,527,418 were face to face appointments, representing 58% of all appointments that took place during that period. NHS Digital will publish appointment data for August at the end of September.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 10/09/2021 12:57:44 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1352321

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2021
	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	General Practitioners
	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 that everyone has access to an in-person GP appointment.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	41738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement wrote to general practitioners (GPs) on 19 July 2021, stating that GP contractors should continue to offer a blended approach of face-to-face and remote appointments, with digital triage where possible.</p><p>While we know that telephone or online consultations can provide extra flexibility and convenience for patients, their input into the choice of consultation mode should be sought and practices should respect preferences for face-to-face care unless there are good clinical reasons to the contrary, for example the presence of COVID-19 symptoms.</p><p>To expand general practice capacity, we have made available an additional £270 million from November 2020 until September 2021 to ensure GPs and their teams are able to continue to support all patients during the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 14/09/2021 11:16:21 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1349074

	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	NHS Covid Pass
	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 has made an assessment of the measures his Department needs to take to safeguard medical details recorded through a system of covid-19 vaccine passports.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	37389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>A full Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) was conducted to assess and mitigate privacy and data security risks. The DPIA remains a live document subject to regular iterations and reviews in line with the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation Articles 35 and 36. NHSX has also published a Privacy Notice on COVID-19 status certification, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://covid-status.service.nhsx.nhs.uk/help/privacy-notice/" target="_blank">https://covid-status.service.nhsx.nhs.uk/help/privacy-notice/</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 06/09/2021 12:03:11 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1349077

	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	NHS Covid Pass
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether covid vaccination passport information will be destroyed in the event that vaccination passports are not required.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	37392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The NHS COVID Pass does not store, share or further process any personal, health or vaccination data, nor does it capture any new information. All the information displayed in the NHS COVID Pass is derived from the National Immunisation Management System (NIMS), the System of Record for the NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme in England. NIMS retains vaccine data for six years from the last event date and is reviewed at that point to determine if there is a need to retain it longer.</p><p>The NHS COVID Pass service will continue to evolve in line with Government certification policy.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 06/09/2021 12:05:06 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1348668

	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	Dental Services: Cancer
	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 has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing free dental care for people with cancer through the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	36581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/08/2021 answer text <p>No recent assessment has been made. People with cancer are able to apply for help with National Health Service dental charges on a range of grounds, including partial help through the NHS Low Income Scheme. Nearly half of all NHS dental patients, approximately 17.7 million people, were treated free of charge in the 2019/20 financial year.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 35684 question first answered 27/08/2021 10:14:57 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1346779

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2021
	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	Food: Advertising
	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 has made an assessment of the potential effect on UK-based food and drinks manufacturers of multinationals who employ less than 250 employees in the UK being able to continue advertising high fat, salt and sugar products as a result of the proposed exemption of those manufacturers from further advertising restrictions on those products.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	33165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2021 answer text <p>It is intended that the restrictions will not apply to businesses with 249 or fewer employees that make or sell less healthy food and drink products. The Government has taken care to ensure this exemption is only used by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The definition of an SME will be set out in secondary legislation. It is our intention to conduct a short consultation on the wording of these regulations in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 23/07/2021 12:59:55 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1346786

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2021
	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	Food: Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2021 to Question 24116 on Food: Advertising, for what reasons no impact assessment has been undertaken by his Department; and what representations his Department has received from representatives of UK-based food and drink businesses on the potential effect on the competitiveness of the UK food and drink market of the introduction of further restrictions on the promotions and placements of products that are high in fat, salt and sugar; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	33169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/08/2021 answer text <p>The impact assessment addresses a number of areas where the relationship between businesses, their success and the policy are relevant. Where evidence permits and it is proportional to do so, the effects on the competitive environment for English businesses are assessed. Such impacts on business are a key element independently scrutinised by the Regulatory Policy Committee, who rated the impact assessment fit for purpose.</p><p>We have also engaged with a wide range of stakeholders and these views were considered as part of the development process of the impact assessment.</p><p>The information requested on representations from the food and drink industry is not available in the format requested. A search of the Department’s document management and storage system identified over 3,000 items since the policy was proposed. To identify the specific number of such representations would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 27/08/2021 08:02:46 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1344260

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2021
	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	Churches: Protective Clothing
	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 has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing the requirement to wear face masks prior to 19 July 2021 for worshippers in churches.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	28113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>We have made no such assessment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/07/2021 10:17:28 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1341796

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2021
	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	Food: Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government’s impact assessment on the introduction of restrictions on the promotions and placements of products that are high in fat, salt and sugar included the potential effect of those restrictions on the competitiveness of the UK market and levels of inward investment.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	24116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2021 answer text <p>The impact assessment does not include this information. However, we have considered the views of a wide range of stakeholders as we developed our plans for implementing the healthy weight strategy including in response to proposals for restrictions on the promotion of high fat, salt and sugar products.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 07/07/2021 09:53:03 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1329545

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2021
	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	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 Answer of 20 April 2021 to Question 180434 on Coronavirus, whether his Department plans to make an assessment of the timescale for herd immunity to covid-19 being reached in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	10201
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>Public Health England has no plans to make such an assessment.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 10202 question first answered 14/06/2021 16:07:20 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1329546

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2021
	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	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 Answer of 23 April 2021 to Question 180435 on Coronavirus, whether his Department plans to make an assessment on the effectiveness of covid-19 lockdown restrictions once herd immunity has been reached.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	10202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>Public Health England has no plans to make such an assessment.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 10201 question first answered 14/06/2021 16:07:20 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1327942

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2021
	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	Patients: 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 estimate his Department has made of the number of people hospitalised by the B.1.617.2 variant of covid-19 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	7116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2021 answer text <p>As of 25 May 2021, 5,559 cases of B.1.617.2 have been identified in England. Of these cases, 201 or 3.6% were recorded to have visited accident and emergency and 43 or less than 1% of those admissions resulted in overnight stays in hospital.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 03/06/2021 16:19:21 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1327943

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2021
	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: Death
	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 his Department has made of the effect of the recent spike in the B.1.617.2 covid-19 variant on the number of people dying from covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	7117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2021 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) is monitoring the B.1.617.2 COVID-19 variant in England.</p><p>Of the 5,559 cases of B.1.617.2 recorded in England as of 25 May 2021, PHE recorded 12 deaths within 28 days of the specimen date. 2,854 cases had been recorded by PHE, up to 18 May 2021, with six deaths recorded within 28 days of specimen date.</p><p>The latest data on the SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England is available 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 Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 03/06/2021 16:15:28 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1315701

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2021
	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	Dental 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 that people eligible for NHS dental treatment are able to (a) register with and (b) access treatment at a local dental practice.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	2903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2021 answer text <p>Continuous registration with dental practices is no longer required for a patient to access NHS services. Patients are only registered with a dental practice during the course of their treatment. National Health Service dentists have been asked to maximise safe throughput to meet as many prioritised needs as possible, focussing first on urgent care and vulnerable groups followed by overdue appointments. In circumstances where patients are unable to access an urgent dental appointment directly through an NHS dental practice, they should contact NHS 111.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 03/06/2021 10:49:57 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1315275

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2021
	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	HIV Infection: 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, what progress the Government has made on meeting its target to have no new HIV transmissions by 2030.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	2219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2021 answer text <p>We are developing a Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy and HIV Action Plan on reaching the 2030 target, which we plan to publish in 2021. We are making a good progress towards this target and between 2014 and 2019, there was a 34% reduction in new HIV diagnoses in England.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 20/05/2021 17:02:46 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1315276

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2021
	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	HIV Infection: 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, what discussions he has had with (a) the Terrence Higgins Trust, (b) the National AIDS Trust and (c) the Elton John AIDS Foundation to inform the HIV Action Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	2220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2021 answer text <p>The Department regularly engages with the Terrence Higgins Trust, the National AIDS Trust and the Elton John AIDS Foundation as part of our work on HIV. An oversight group has been established to support the development of the HIV Action Plan and representatives from these groups are members. The first meeting of the HIV oversight group was held in May 2021. These stakeholders are also members of the External Advisory Group for Sexual Health, Reproductive Health and HIV which provides the government with external independent advice and expertise.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 20/05/2021 17:01:11 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1314604

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2021
	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	Tobacco
	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 discussions official in his Department have had with the Committee on Toxicity on a potential evaluation of non-tobacco oral nicotine pouches.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	1014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2021 answer text <p>We have asked the Committee on Toxicity (COT) to consider the toxicological risks from tobacco-free oral nicotine pouches. The COT held an initial discussion around the paper ‘A summary of data on the bioavailability of nicotine and other ingredients from the use of oral nicotine pouches and assessment of risk to users of the topic (TOX/2021/22)’ at its meeting on 4 May 2021, in which the Department participated.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 20/05/2021 16:58:25 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1313992

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2021
	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	Cancer: Havering
	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 additional resources required to treat the backlog of cancer diagnoses and treatment in Havering.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2021 answer text <p>We have made no specific assessment.</p><p>Nationally, the Government confirmed in the Spending Review 2020 an additional £3 billion for the National Health Service on top of the long-term settlement, to support the NHS recovery from the impact of COVID-19. Cancer patients will continue to be prioritised within the NHS and will benefit from approximately £1 billion to begin tackling the elective backlog.</p><p>We are using capacity in the private sector and rapid diagnostic centre pathways to build on the 21 cancer alliances across England who have arrangements in place for surgical hubs.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 21/05/2021 12:31:11 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1313336

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2021
	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	Malaria: 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 his Department has made of the potential effect of the malaria vaccine produced by research at Oxford University on the spread of the disease worldwide.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>Results from the Phase IIb trial of the R21/MATRIX-m malaria vaccine produced by research at Oxford University, conducted in Burkina Faso, showed vaccine efficacy of 77% in a 12-month follow up period. The vaccine is the first to meet the World Health Organization’s malaria vaccine group goal of at least 75% vaccine efficacy.</p><p>Recruitment for a large Phase III (Safety and Efficacy) trial in more than 4,000 children has now begun. The potential benefit from adding a highly effective malaria vaccine to these measures is substantial and Public Health England will continue to monitor its effect on malaria transmission.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 17/05/2021 15:41:18 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1308608

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2021
	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	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, what recent assessment his Department has made of the timescale for herd immunity to covid-19 being reached in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	180434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>Public Health England has not made an assessment.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 20/04/2021 14:20:55 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1308609

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2021
	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	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, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of covid-19 lockdown restrictions once herd immunity has been reached.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	180435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2021 answer text <p>We have made no such assessment.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 23/04/2021 08:57:56 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1308610

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2021
	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	Food: Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with stakeholders and businesses in the food and drink manufacturing industry on the timeline for the introduction of proposed restrictions on the online advertising of products that are high in fat, salt and sugar.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	180436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department has ongoing discussions with the food and drink industry and other stakeholders on the proposed introduction of restrictions on the online advertising of products high in fat, salt and sugar, including through stakeholder engagement to assist businesses in responding to the consultation. Discussions have included the timeline for the introduction of any restrictions. We also made a public commitment in our healthy weight strategy, published July 2020, that we intend to implement any further advertising restrictions on TV and online at the same time by the end of 2022.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 21/04/2021 08:49:24 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1308617

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2021
	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	Food: Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with stakeholders and businesses in the food and drink manufacturing industry on the decision to schedule a six month implementation period following the introduction of the proposed restrictions on the promotion and placement of products that are high in fat, salt and sugar.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	180439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department has ongoing discussions with the food and drink industry and other stakeholders on restricting promotions of products that are high fat, salt or sugar by location and price in retailers. We have made clear the Government’s intention to use powers in the Food Safety Act (FSA) 1990 to lay secondary legislation before Parliament by mid-2021. Once the regulations are laid in parliament, we will then allow at least a six-month implementation period before the restrictions come into force.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that these restrictions will be a novel requirement for businesses. However, we do not want to delay this policy as this will in turn result in a delayed public health benefit for the population. We will work with trade associations and local authorities to ensure businesses are supported in implementing the new requirement ahead of it coming into force in April 2022.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 21/04/2021 09:27:25 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1301440

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2021
	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	General Practitioners: 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 steps he is taking to ensure that GPs offer face-to-face appointments to patients during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	166340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have issued guidance on the importance of continuing to offer face to face appointments, utilising remote triage and making use of online and telephone consultations where appropriate – whilst considering the needs of those unable to access or engage with digital services. On 7 January 2021 NHS England and NHS Improvement set out further details on the actions to release capacity in general practice as well as priorities for the next quarter. This includes maintaining routine appointments, supporting the clinically extremely vulnerable and those with ‘long’ COVID-19 and continuing to reduce the backlog of appointments.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/03/2021 14:46:18 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell