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1200715

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	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	Health Services: EU Countries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government (1) what is their policy on the negotiation of reciprocal healthcare agreements with (a) the European Union and (b) each member country of the European Union, and (2) what progress has been made in each case.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL5300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Government is currently negotiating with the European Union Commission on future reciprocal healthcare arrangements with the European Union as part of the negotiating group on ‘mobility and social security coordination’. Negotiating rounds have been constructive. The Government published <em>The Future Relationship with the EU: The UK’s Approach to Negotiations</em> in February 2020 and the draft legal text of a social security agreement, including reciprocal healthcare, in May 2020. A copy is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 15/06/2020 12:49:19 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell attachment 1 file name DRAFT Social Security Coordination Agreement May 2020.pdf title Draft legal text May 2020
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1272414

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2020
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bethell on 14 December (HL11081), whether a local authority which (1) has used, or (2) is expected to use, all of the funding provided for the costs of discretionary £500 payments to people who do not fulfil the main eligibility criteria but will still face hardship if they have to self-isolate should (a) announce that the pot is empty and no more such payments can be made, (b) pay further applicants who qualify out of their own general funds, or (c) apply to the Government for further funding; and whether such local authorities can make a reduced payment to more eligible persons.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL11587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>If a local authority has used all of its discretionary funding, it is a matter for the authority to decide whether to accept further applications or to use other sources of funding to make these payments. While local authorities cannot apply directly for further discretionary funding, the Government has increased provision to local authorities to make discretionary payments to £20 million per month from March 2021.The amount paid for approved applications under the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme remains at £500 per case and as such local authorities cannot make a reduced payment.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 12/03/2021 14:05:58 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1275976

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2021
	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: Lancashire
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many COVID-19 lateral flow tests have been carried out in (1) Lancashire, (2) Pendle and, (3) Burnley, each week since the mass testing programme using these tests started; and whether such tests are now available on request to members of the public whether or not they have COVID-19 symptoms.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL12052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2021 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of tests carried out per week in Lancashire since mass testing in started on 21 October 2020.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Week commencing</p></td><td><p>Number of tests</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21 October 2020</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26 October 2020</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 November 2020</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9 November 2020</p></td><td><p>331</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16 November 2020</p></td><td><p>347</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23 November 2020</p></td><td><p>462</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 November 2020</p></td><td><p>4,998</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 December 2020</p></td><td><p>2,974</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14 December 2020</p></td><td><p>3,065</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21 December 2020</p></td><td><p>2,885</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28 December 2020</p></td><td><p>3,582</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 January 2021</p></td><td><p>15,899</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11 January 2021</p></td><td><p>23,439</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18 January 2021</p></td><td><p>33,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25 January 2021</p></td><td><p>50,844</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 February 2021</p></td><td><p>57,173</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8 February 2021</p></td><td><p>53,088</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15 February 2021</p></td><td><p>32,655</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of tests per week in Pendle since mass testing started on 7 November 2020.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Week Commencing</p></td><td><p>Number of Tests</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 November 2020</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9 November 2020</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16 November 2020</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23 November 2020</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 November 2020</p></td><td><p>139</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 December 2020</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14 December 2020</p></td><td><p>334</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21 December 2020</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28 December 2020</p></td><td><p>435</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 January 2021</p></td><td><p>1,103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11 January 2021</p></td><td><p>1,351</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18 January 2021</p></td><td><p>2,397</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25 January 2021</p></td><td><p>3,169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 February 2021</p></td><td><p>3,398</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8 February 2021</p></td><td><p>3,354</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15 February 2021</p></td><td><p>2,139</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of tests per week in Burnley since mass testing on 13 November 2020.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Week Commencing</p></td><td><p>Number of Tests</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13 November 2020</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16 November 2020</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23 November 2020</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 November 2020</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 December 2020</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14 December 2020</p></td><td><p>460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21 December 2020</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28 December 2020</p></td><td><p>157</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 January 2021</p></td><td><p>967</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11 January 2021</p></td><td><p>1,836</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18 January 2021</p></td><td><p>2,665</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25 January 2021</p></td><td><p>3,678</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 February 2021</p></td><td><p>4,128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8 February 2021</p></td><td><p>3,872</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15 February 2021</p></td><td><p>2,769</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>From 10 December 2020, rapid regular testing for people without symptoms of COVID-19 has been made available across the country with the eligibility of the community testing programme expanded to cover all 314 lower-tier local authorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 03/03/2021 12:27:56 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1227839

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2020
	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	Dental Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many NHS dental practices there were in England in (1) 1990, (2) 2000, (3) 2015, and (4) 2020; how many NHS dental practices in each of those years accepted people over the age of 65 as NHS patients; and how many towns of more than 10,000 people have no NHS dental facilities for older people.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL7216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>Dentistry is a universal NHS service available to all who are entitled to use NHS services. There are no age restrictions. If anyone of any age is having difficulty finding a National Health Service dentist they should contact NHS 111 for advice on locating a practice able to offer care. There have been no reports that NHS England and NHS Improvement are aware of that older people have more difficulty than younger people in finding an NHS dentist.</p><p> </p><p>Information is not held on the number of practices in England covered by an NHS contract. Information is held on the number of treatment locations there are in England where NHS dentistry is provided. This information is not held for 1990 or 2000 or 2015. As of 1 March 2020, the NHS Business Services Authority advises there were approximately 7,400 treatment locations in England providing some NHS care. Information is not held on which of these saw patients over the age of 65. NHS dentists are expected to treat patients of all ages and it would be very exceptional if a practice happened to have no patients in this age group.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL7211 question first answered 01/09/2020 14:52:06 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1233568

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2020
	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 Self-isolation Payment Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications for self-isolation payments were received in each of the pilot areas up to the end of the first full week of operation; and how many such applications were approved.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL8024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2021 answer text <p>We are working closely with all 314 lower tier and unitary local authorities to collate information on how the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme is progressing and will release information on the number of applications, number of successful applications and amounts paid out in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 06/01/2021 13:12:04 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1282230

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2021
	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	Contact Tracing: Software
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have downloaded the NHS COVID-19 application; how many contacts of people with COVID-19 tested positive after being traced through (1) the NHS COVID-19 application, and (2) other means, on each day since 1 January; and of such contacts, how many they were (1) able, and (2) not able, to communicate with.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL12804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>As of 27 January 2021, the NHS COVID-19 app has been downloaded 21,629,902 times. As COVID-19 app users are anonymous, we cannot determine who has or has not been contacted by Test and Trace as well as receiving an app notification to self-isolate following contact with a positive case.</p><p>The information is relating to those communicated with is not held in the format requested, as data is not collected on a daily basis.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 12/03/2021 14:00:15 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1242281

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2020
	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	Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Royal Preston Hospital
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding they have allocated for the development of proposals for the replacement of Royal Preston Hospital and Lancaster Royal Infirmary; to which body has the money been allocated, and who will carry out the work; what are the terms of reference of the work, and to what extent may it take into consideration the sites and services in other parts of the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trusts; whether they can include proposals for any services currently provided by other NHS Trusts including the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; and when they expect these proposals and options to be published.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL9033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The Health Infrastructure Plan set out this Government’s approach to long-term investment in the healthcare system to ensure both staff and patients continue to have access to world-class facilities. In line with this, the Department provided both the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust with £3.7 million each of seed funding to kick-start their schemes and to support both trusts in their development of plans for improving facilities for the staff and patients of their communities.</p><p>The two neighbouring trusts have been, and continue to, work in close collaboration to develop different options for how to proceed that represent the best outcome for the area as a whole. These plans are in the early stage of their development and when developed further, will be subject to public consultation as an integral part in developing the collective and cohesive strategy.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 20/10/2020 15:20:53 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1197864

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2020
	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	NHS: Disclosure of Information
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the protocols in relation to whistle-blowing in the NHS; and what plans they have to issue new guidance to prevent the victimisation of employees in the health and care sectors, including those employed by private companies, who highlight any unsafe, inadequate, inefficient or potentially corrupt practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL4829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>Speaking up is vital for ensuring patient safety and quality services and should be routine business in the National Health Service. As set out in the NHS Freedom to Speak Up policy, anyone in the NHS who wishes to raise a concern can do so through their line management, or lead clinician. If they do not feel comfortable doing so, they can raise concerns through their Freedom to Speak Up Guardian or outside their organisation, for example through the Care Quality Commission. Those seeking guidance on how to raise a concern can call the Speak Up Direct helpline.</p><p>More broadly, whistle-blowers play an important role in bringing to light wrongdoing in the workplace. The Employment Rights Act 1996, amended by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998, gives legal protection to workers who speak up. The legislation is intended to build openness and trust by ensuring that workers who hold their employers to account are treated fairly.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 02/06/2020 15:46:47 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1246966

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2020
	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: Hospitals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the required full capacity staffing levels for each of the NHS Nightingale hospitals for (1) doctors, (2) nursing staff, (3) other health staff, (4) administrative staff, and (5) other ancillary staff; and, in each case, how many staff are currently available to start work at those hospitals.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL9774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>As part of their comprehensive activation plans, each Nightingale team has been developing a clinical model that can be scaled up as and when additional capacity is required in the region. This ensures that the right skill mix of staff will be available from National Health Service trusts in the region and via NHS Professionals and through direct recruitment if required.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 19/11/2020 12:35:02 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1169896

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2020
	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	Pregabalin
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the experience of patients who have been prescribed Pregabalin, in particular the (1) side effects and withdrawal symptoms, and (2) pricing, of that medication.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL252
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>As with all medicines, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, with input from the Government’s independent expert advisory body the Commission on Human Medicines, keep the safety of pregabalin under continual review and ensure the product information contains up to date information, issuing updated advice as appropriate. Details about the possible side effects are provided in the product information for all medicines containing pregabalin.</p><p>Prices of pregabalin decreased significantly when it came off patent in July 2017 leading to significant savings for the National Health Service. NHS expenditure in primary care in England on pregabalin went down from £315 million in 2016 to £216 million in 2017 and £38 million in 2018. In 2018, the Supreme Court ruled that all patent protection on pregabalin should have expired in July 2014. This means that the NHS could have benefited earlier from cheaper prices of generic competitors and in this respect, the Department is currently considering its position.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 22/01/2020 16:13:24 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves