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1190756

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2020
	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: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by what date deaths outside hospital from covid-19 will be published daily.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	40506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>On 29 April 2020 the Government introduced a new daily death reporting protocol which includes deaths that have occurred in all settings where there has been a positive COVID-19 test such as hospitals, care homes and the wider community. More information can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/daily-death-reporting-now-includes-all-positive-covid-19-deaths" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/daily-death-reporting-now-includes-all-positive-covid-19-deaths</a></p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is also publishing stats from deaths registered in a given week, which include deaths outside hospital such as care homes. From 28 April 2020, the ONS publish counts of deaths involving COVID-19 in care homes, based on reporting from care home operators to the Care Quality Commission. These figures will put deaths involving COVID-19 in care homes in proper context, alongside the ONS’s more comprehensive figures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 03/06/2020 19:04:07 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 18669 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1190814

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2020
	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: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by what date he plans to publish on a daily basis non-hospital deaths with covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	40507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>From 29 April, figures for deaths include all cases where there is a positive confirmed test for COVID-19. The figures include deaths with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 in all settings, not just those in hospital, and this provides us with a single figure on an equivalent basis for the whole of the United Kingdom.</p><p>These UK figures are compiled from validated data provided by each of the four nations of the UK. Figures from Health Protection Scotland, Public Health Wales and the Public Health Agency (Northern Ireland) have always included tested cases outside hospital. Figures for England from 29 April onwards are provided by Public Health England and draw together several different data sources, including data from NHS England and NHS Improvement, to produce this broader measure.</p><p>This approach allows us to compile deaths data on a daily basis using up-to-date figures across all settings.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 12/05/2020 10:10:55 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 18670 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1258116

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2020
	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	Test and Trace Support Payment
	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 local authorities (a) have spent and (b) will have spent by the end of December 2020 the self isolation payment funds they have received; and whether he plans to provide additional funding to those local authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	124663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government continues to work closely with the 314 local authorities in England to monitor payments made under the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme. Information on the payments made by local authorities will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has provided additional funding and will continue to provide funding as necessary to local authorities. On the launch of the scheme in September 2020, the Government provided an initial £50 million to local authorities. To reflect rising incidence levels, the Government provided a further £20 million in January 2021 and increased funding by a further £39 million in February 2021. This will ensure local authorities can continue to make payments and support people on low incomes to stay at home and self-isolate when required to do so.</p><p> </p><p>As announced on 22 February, the Test and Trace Support Payment Scheme will continue into the summer and will be expanded to cover parents who are unable to work because they are caring for a child who is self-isolating.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 19/03/2021 10:20:35 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 67812 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1201939

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2020
	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	Contact Tracing: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been contacted by the NHS test and trace system on each day since 1 June 2020; and whether those contacts were made by (a) operation of the relevant app (b) the Phone Bank (c) directors of public health (d) the NHS locally; and if he will publish that data on a daily basis going forward.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	57090
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/08/2020 answer text <p>The latest information on the number of people who have been contacted by the NHS Test and Trace Service was published on Thursday 6 August. This data refers to the first nine weeks of the service – 28 May – 29 July. The Department plans to continue to publish similar information on a weekly basis. Over the coming weeks, as the service matures, more information will be provided on a weekly basis, and details about what this will contain can be found in the future development section at the end of the report.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 15/08/2020 20:21:42 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 28982 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1045911

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	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	Continuing Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people received continuing health care in each Care Commission Group; and the cost of that care in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	211100
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>A table showing the number of cases found eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) during the years from 2013-14 to 2017-18 is attached. The table refers to the clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) at that time; the total is for both standard and fast track NHS CHC.</p><p> </p><p>Tables showing CCG total NHS CHC expenditure by year, 2013-14 to 2017-18 is attached. Due to different number of weeks paid for in a care package, it is not possible to calculate an average package cost. Activity and cost data cannot therefore be used to approximate cost per person.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage attachment 1 file name PQ211100 Annex B cost of CHC by CCG.xlsx title PQ211100 attached table 2 file name PQ211100 Annex A Number eligible by CCG format.xlsx title PQ211100 attached table question first answered 28/01/2019 14:37:07 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1082575

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	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	Respite Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding allocated to councils for respite care has been accessed to date; and what steps his Department is taking to encourage carers to make use of that support.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	229090
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>Since 2015, the National Health Service contribution to the Better Care Fund (BCF) has included funding to support the implementation of the Care Act 2014, including £130 million which has been made available each year for Carers’ Breaks via the NHS clinical commissioning groups (CCG) minimum contribution to the BCF.</p><p>Locally agreed between local authorities (LAs) and CCGs, joint BCF plans set out the level of resource that will be dedicated to carer-specific support, including carers’ breaks, and identify how the chosen methods for supporting carers will help to meet key outcomes. These BCF plans are agreed locally at Health and Wellbeing Board level as part of the BCF Assurance process, and funding is released under the premise that the requirements and conditions of the Fund are met. The local level allocation data is not readily available at a national level.</p><p>We recognise the importance of carers being able to take a break from their caring role. Through the Carers Action Plan, we have committed to promoting best practice for LAs, service providers and commissioners on carer breaks and respite care. In doing so this will support them to help carers to take a break by highlighting best practice and provide advice and information for carers seeking respite breaks.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/03/2019 17:10:29 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

943001

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2018
	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	Clinical Commissioning Groups: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much money his Department spent from the public purse on Care Commissioning Groups obtaining transparency orders in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	164864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Information on how much money clinical commissioning groups have spent on obtaining transparency orders is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/07/2018 15:13:03 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1175548

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2020
	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	National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how patient organisations were recruited to the 11 NICE methods review task and finish groups.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	11444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The following patient groups are currently involved across the programme of task and finish groups. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has advised that it continues to seek further members for the task and finish groups, and a full list of members is still to be finalised.</p><p>- Alzheimer's Research UK;</p><p>- Breast Cancer Now;</p><p>- Cancer52;</p><p>- Cystic Fibrosis Trust ;</p><p>- Diabetes UK;</p><p>- Genetic Alliance UK;</p><p>- Leukaemia CARE;</p><p>- Multiple Sclerosis Society;</p><p>- Muscular Dystrophy UK;</p><p>- Myeloma UK;</p><p>- Neuroendocrine Cancer UK;</p><p>- Prostate cancer UK; and</p><p>- Sarcoma UK.</p><p> </p><p>In recruiting patient organisations to the NICE methods review task and finish groups, patients on the methods working group were asked to nominate representatives with a range of experience. Additional representatives were nominated by NICE where particular expertise or input was required. The organisations involved in the task and finish groups cover a broad spectrum of disease areas including cancer, non-cancer and rare diseases.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 11443 question first answered 06/02/2020 17:20:14 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1135184

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	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	Genomics: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how will new tests be added to the National Genomic Test Directory.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	270283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>During 2019, the National Health Service will begin to offer whole genome sequencing (WGS) as part of clinical care for:</p><p>- Seriously ill children likely to have a rare genetic disorder;</p><p>- People with one of 21 rare conditions where current evidence supports early adoption of WGS as a diagnostic test; and</p><p>- People with specific types of cancer for which there is likely to be the greatest patient benefit from using WGS – children with cancer, sarcoma and acute myeloid leukaemia.</p><p> </p><p>WGS will only replace existing diagnostic tests once the testing is demonstrated to be clinically safe to replace existing diagnostic testing. Initially, existing diagnostic testing will continue to be performed alongside WGS testing where clinically appropriate. This will continue until WGS is able to fully support clinical decision making within clinically appropriate timescales.</p><p>Current testing for blood cancers includes a number of diagnostic tests, the current expectation is that WGS will not be used to replace tests that require very fast turnaround times (under 24 hours) or high sensitivity.</p><p>WGS and non-WGS testing that will be available as part of clinical care is outlined in the National Genomic Test Directory at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/national-genomic-test-directories/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/national-genomic-test-directories/</a></p><p> </p><p>The UK Genetic Testing Network (UKGTN) published the NHS Directory of Genetic Disorders/Genes for Diagnostic Testing, which evaluated and recommended genetic tests for rare and inherited disorders for the National Health Service across the UK. However, there was not an equivalent for cancer genomic testing. The National Genomic Test Directory specifies which genomic tests are commissioned by the NHS in England, the technology by which they are available, and the patients who will be eligible to access to a test.</p><p>The National Genomic Test Directory will be updated on an annual basis and NHS England will implement a clear and transparent process, supported by a Clinical and Scientific Expert Panel, to determine which tests are available within the NHS. This will include reviewing any tests that may be retired or replaced by more modern technology, such as WGS. As the price of WGS falls and the clinical evidence improves, we envisage that it will be extended to more conditions and therefore more patients.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 270281 270282 question first answered 05/07/2019 09:24:02 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1216779

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2020
	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	Protective Clothing: Public Transport
	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 evidential basis for the Government's decision (a) to require passengers to wear face coverings on public transport and (b) not to extend that requirement to customers in shops.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	63223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2020 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear that its highest priority in managing this national crisis is protecting the public and the National Health Service. On 15 June, the Government website published clear guidance on passengers wearing mandatory face coverings when travelling on public transport in England. The advice details the evidential basis for requiring passengers to wear face masks on transport, and broadly states that there is strong evidence suggesting that social distancing, hand hygiene and isolation measures offer the best protection from the spread of the disease.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>From Friday 24 July, members of the public must wear a face covering when visiting a shop or supermarket. Guidance on this was published on 14 July.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 05/08/2020 12:04:22 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 33010 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts