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1434304

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on people with caring responsibilities of his decision to end the free provision of covid-19 lateral flow tests.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	127268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2022 answer text <p>The approach to managing COVID-19 in adult social care will continue to evolve but will focus on providing care and supporting those who are most vulnerable to COVID-19. We will continue to make symptomatic testing available for a small number of at-risk groups. Further details on the future of asymptomatic lateral flow testing in adult social care and for eligible groups will be provided in due course. We will continue to keep the impact of these policies on people with caring responsibilities under review.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 02/03/2022 10:13:33 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1434305

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: 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 alternative steps he plans to take to identify and track the progress of new variants of covid-19 in the context of his decision to end free provision of covid-19 lateral flows tests.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	127269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2022 answer text <p>We will continue to monitor cases and retain surveillance, in hospital settings in particular, including using genomic sequencing to allow insights into the evolution of the virus. We will prepare and maintain the capabilities to increase testing and other tools such as laboratory infrastructure should this be required against a new variant.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 02/03/2022 10:09:28 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1422822

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether financial support is available for employee's taking time off work to look after their children who have contracted covid-19 and are self-isolating.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	124960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>The Test and Trace Support Payment scheme will end on 24 February 2022. A parent or guardian of a child who is required to self-isolate due to a positive test for COVID-19 on or before 23 February 2022 will have 42 days from the first day of the self-isolation period to submit a claim. A parent or guardian who meets the eligibility criteria of the main scheme or the discretionary scheme will receive the £500 support payment. A parent or guardian who is unable to work from home if their child tests positive for COVID-19 from 24 February 2022 may be eligible for other Government support.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 23/02/2022 17:50:25 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1423053

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Immunosuppression: 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 his Department will take to ensure immunocompromised people are safeguarded following the removal of the requirement to self-isolate upon testing positive for covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	124967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>The vaccination programme has weakened the link between infection, hospitalisation and deaths and ensured that those who are most vulnerable are protected from severe outcomes of COVID-19. A cohort of approximately 1.3 million people, many of whom are immunosuppressed, have been identified as being eligible for anti-viral treatments and will continue to have access to symptomatic testing.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 23/02/2022 17:54:54 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1423056

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of ending free of charge covid-19 lateral flow tests on the position of people with long-term health conditions.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	124968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>We will make free symptomatic testing available for a small number of at-risk groups. Details on the eligible groups will be made available in due course. We will continue to review the impact of these policies on people with long-term health conditions.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 28/02/2022 11:27:40 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1421381

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus Certificates: Travel Requirements
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 his Department is taking to help ensure the records of covid-19 booster vaccinations are provided on covid-19 travel passes.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	121692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>When travelling abroad, records confirming receiving the booster vaccination can be accessed using the NHS COVID Pass via the NHS App and NHS.UK. The booster record can be seen in both the Domestic and Travel COVID Pass sections.</p><p> </p><p>From 10 December 2021, an NHS COVID Pass letter can be ordered via the 119 or NHS.UK, if non-digital proof is required for the booster vaccination for international travel. The letter will show a 2D barcode for each vaccination received, including the booster vaccination.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 23/02/2022 16:34:35 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1418789

registered interest
date	01/02/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department collects data on the number of PCR test results that are not returned after being sent to laboratories for testing.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	115837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>All polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results are returned to individuals regardless of positive, negative or void result.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 08/02/2022 11:40:35 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1399819

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	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 availability of covid-19 lateral flow tests (a) ordered through the gov.uk website and (b) collected at pharmacies, supermarkets and other venues.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	98206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>We are working to ensure that people across the country can access lateral flow tests. The UK Health Security Agency has increased both the supply of tests and distribution capability. We have increased home delivery channel capacity to 7 million tests every day and record numbers of test kits are going to pharmacies across the country, over 16 million tests were delivered last week. 90 million lateral flow tests are expected to be distributed each week for the next few weeks.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 10/02/2022 17:45:34 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 42463 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1399820

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	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 steps he is taking to ensure that the supply of covid-19 lateral flow tests is not disrupted for healthcare workers, school teachers and pupils and other key recipients.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	98207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency has increased both the supply of tests and distribution capability. We have delivered approximately seven million tests a day through GOV.UK and 90 million tests a week in the United Kingdom through all delivery channels, including to educational settings.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 01/02/2022 12:22:17 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 42464 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1399909

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	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 proportion of people who took a covid-19 PCR test received their results within (a) 24, (b) 48, (c) 72 and (d) 96 hours of taking their test in December 2021.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	98208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p><p>However, weekly statistics for the number of COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction test results received within 24, 48, 72 hours in England is available on Weekly NHS Test and Trace report, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/nhs-test-and-trace-statistics-england-weekly-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/nhs-test-and-trace-statistics-england-weekly-reports</a></p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 10/01/2022 16:58:41 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe