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1235998

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2020
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	House of Commons: Shops
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, when is it proposed to reintroduce cash payment at outlets in the House of Commons.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	92625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>The reintroduction of cash payments in catering outlets will be reviewed by the Catering Service Management team in accordance with any changes to industry guidance provided by the Government. The current guidance encourages contactless payments, where possible, which the House is adopting as part of its measures to manage the risk of COVID transmission on the Parliamentary Estate.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 24/09/2020 17:19:17 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1236013

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Diesel: Renewable Fuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on the use of (a) food and (b) animal feed crops for the production of renewable diesel.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	92630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises that some crop derived biofuels can lead to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions due to indirect land use change factors, and concerns regarding the potential for increases in food prices as land and crops are diverted to fuel rather than food production.</p><p> </p><p>Given these concerns the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO), a certificate trading scheme which promotes a market for sustainable renewable fuels, limits the contribution crop based biofuels can make towards a suppliers obligation (both bioethanol and biodiesel). This sliding cap on crop based biofuels decreases from 4% in 2020 to 2% in 2032. The RTFO provides additional support for low carbon fuels that do not compete with food and save significant greenhouse gas emissions compared to fossil fuels. Biofuels made from wastes and residues receive twice number of tradeable certificates than would be rewarded for the supply of biofuels made from crops.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 25/09/2020 12:14:40 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1236655

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2020
	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: Laboratories
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which university and college laboratories in the West Midlands have been commissioned by NHS Test and Trace to process covid-19 samples.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	93521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2020 answer text <p>In the West Midlands, the University of Birmingham has joined the effort in increasing capacity to over 500,000 tests a day.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 06/12/2020 15:22:00 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 50067 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1236654

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2020
	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: Laboratories
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which hospital laboratories in the West Midlands have been commissioned by NHS Test and Trace to process covid-19 samples.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	93520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>Processing of COVID-19 samples has taken place in laboratories belonging to the following National Health Service trusts in the West Midlands:</p><p>- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust;</p><p>- Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust;</p><p>- Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust;</p><p>- The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust;</p><p>- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust;</p><p>- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust;</p><p>- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust;</p><p>- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust;</p><p>- Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust; and</p><p>- Wye Valley NHS Trust.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 12/01/2021 13:45:35 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 50066 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1236010

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2020
	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 is he taking to ensure adequate refrigeration capacity for a vaccination programme to tackle covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	92628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>National preparations for storage of COVID-19 vaccines at the required temperatures are being made by Public Health England to support a national COVID-19 vaccination programme. This includes both the central storage of vaccines and distribution capability across the United Kingdom to the National Health Service.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are working to ensure that appropriate freezer and refrigeration capacity is in place to maintain the required cold-chain for COVID-19 vaccination deployment across England. NHS England and NHS Improvement are using the latest available COVID-19 vaccination characteristic and supply information to model the required capacity and working with suppliers to secure additional freezer and fridge as needed. NHS England and NHS Improvement have taken early steps, and are continuing to work to secure these resources, recognising the likely global competing demand for items.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/10/2020 15:15:24 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1236009

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2020
	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: Screening
	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 adequacy of supplies of reagents for covid-19 testing; and what steps he is taking to secure supplies of those reagents.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	92627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>Thanks to our world-leading scientists and clinicians, we have now been able to fast-track a new biological reagent to help the United Kingdom and countries across the globe carry out even more tests and develop ever more accurate ways of diagnosing the virus.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 26/11/2020 10:56:33 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1235999

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2020
	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: 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 many cases of acute respiratory infections which resulted in at least one positive test for covid-19 there were in the most recent week for which figures are available; and what proportion of those cases occurred in (a) care homes, (b) the workplace, (c) education settings and (d) pubs and food outlets.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	92626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>Public Health England publishes the number of acute respiratory infections reported each week in the national COVID-19 surveillance reports.</p><p>729 new incidents of acute respiratory infection were reported in week 37 (Week commencing 7 August 2020).</p><p>Of these, 313 incidents were from care homes where 228 had at least one linked case that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2; 110 incidents were from workplace settings where 92 had at least one linked case that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2; 193 incidents were from educational settings where 110 had at least one linked case that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2; 34 incidents were from food outlet/restaurant settings where 25 had at least one linked case that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2; four incidents were from prisons where three had at least one linked case that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2; 18 incidents were from hospitals where 13 had at least one linked case that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2; and 57 incidents were from other settings where 39 had at least one linked case that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.</p><p>The most recent weekly COVID-19 surveillance report can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-covid-19-surveillance-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-covid-19-surveillance-reports</a></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 12/10/2020 11:06:38 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 50058 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1236015

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2020
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans his Department has made to support (a) effective refrigeration capacity and (b) refrigerated transport to enable other countries to operate effective vaccine programmes against covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	92631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>The UK is committed to supporting rapid and equitable access to safe and effective vaccines. A multilateral response is needed to deliver effective vaccines at the speed and global scale needed to end the pandemic. FCDO is working with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF, and the World Health Organisation to ensure that countries have support to plan and prepare for vaccine introduction, including potential refrigeration needs for supply chains. These will be dependent on the characteristics of any successful COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The UK is leading international efforts to mobilise funding to support vaccine procurement and delivery for low and middle-income countries, including through a commitment of £48 million to the Gavi-managed COVAX Advanced Market Commitment (AMC).</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 30/09/2020 10:47:02 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1236653

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Remembrance Day: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals and advice on the conduct of parades and services on Remembrance Sunday.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	93519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2020 answer text <p>DCMS is only responsible for organising and delivering the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph on Whitehall on 8 November.</p><p> </p><p>We have taken advice from Public Health England on the appropriate controls and mitigations to ensure safe social distancing and we will continually review the situation seeking advice from health experts and making necessary changes where and when required.</p><p><strong><br></strong>Those organising local Remembrance Sunday events across the UK should follow the guidance on outdoor events prepared and issued by the Events Industry Forum, with input from DCMS and in consultation with Public Health England and the Health and Safety Executive. This guidance can be found <a href="https://www.eventsindustryforum.co.uk/index.php/11-features/14-keeping-workers-and-audiences-safe-during-covid-19" target="_blank">here</a>. The Local Government Association has also issued guidance for local authorities about outdoor events <a href="https://www.local.gov.uk/covid-19-outdoor-events-guidance" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/09/2020 08:23:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1236012

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2020
	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	Remote Working: Minimum Wage
	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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that remote digital workers are being paid the National Minimum Wage.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	92629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>Anyone who is deemed to be a “worker” is entitled to be paid at least the relevant National Minimum or Living Wage rate. This applies to all workers, including remote digital workers, who work, or ordinarily work, in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We are clear that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum or Living Wage should receive it and we will take action where employers have been found to be in breach of the law.</p><p> </p><p>This Government continues to invest heavily in minimum wage compliance and enforcement, more than doubling the budget to £27.5 million for 2020/21, up from £13.2 million in 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p>Any worker who feels that they have been underpaid can contact the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) helpline for confidential, impartial and free advice on 0300 123 1100 or at <a href="http://www.acas.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.acas.org.uk</a>. HM Revenue and Customs, which is responsible for enforcing minimum wage legislation, will consider every complaint it receives.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 30/09/2020 15:26:33 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar