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1217916

registered interest
date	25/06/2020
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	Blood: Contamination
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 comparative assessment he has made of the equity of the level of financial support provided to people affected by the contaminated blood scandal in Wales and England.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	64991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>Since 1988, successive Governments have voluntarily provided ex-gratia financial and non-financial support for people affected by HIV and/or hepatitis C through historic treatment with National Health Service-supplied blood or blood products in the 1970s and 1980s.</p><p>In 2017, country specific support schemes were set up in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. These four schemes are devolved, and each nation has made different choices around their offers of support over time.</p><p>We are aware that there are disparities between the schemes, and we are working with our partners in the devolved nations and other relevant Government departments to improve parity of support for all beneficiaries across the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 30/06/2020 16:37:08 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1217426

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Baby Care Units: 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 has taken to ensure that parents with babies on neonatal units have urgent access to covid-19 testing.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	64381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, services have been working hard to support parents to care for their babies as much as possible while still ensuring that services are safe.</p><p>Testing is a key part of the United Kingdom’s response to COVID-19, and, following the publication of the Government’s Testing Strategy we have rapidly expanded our capacity.</p><p>We are now providing testing to anyone with symptoms (England and Northern Ireland; over fives in Wales and Scotland) Current clinical advice is that asymptomatic testing can be conducted where clinically appropriate, for outbreak investigation and infection control. These decisions are made by local decision makers based on patient and procedural risk.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 64109 question first answered 30/06/2020 16:43:05 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1217483

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Baby Care Units: 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 plans his Department has to expand rapid testing for covid-19 in hospitals to the parents of newborn babies in neonatal units.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	64109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, services have been working hard to support parents to care for their babies as much as possible while still ensuring that services are safe.</p><p>Testing is a key part of the United Kingdom’s response to COVID-19, and, following the publication of the Government’s Testing Strategy we have rapidly expanded our capacity.</p><p>We are now providing testing to anyone with symptoms (England and Northern Ireland; over fives in Wales and Scotland) Current clinical advice is that asymptomatic testing can be conducted where clinically appropriate, for outbreak investigation and infection control. These decisions are made by local decision makers based on patient and procedural risk.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 64381 question first answered 30/06/2020 16:43:04 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1216597

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	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure that children and young people who do not meet the threshold for Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services support are able to access mental health and wellbeing support during summer 2020.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	903710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting children and young people’s mental wellbeing.</p><p>We have released tailored guidance for parents and carers about supporting their children’s mental health and wellbeing during the pandemic and we are promoting this through Every Mind Matters. A number of digital resources are also available through the National Health Service Apps Library.</p><p>We recently announced a further £4.2 million for mental health charities – including Young Minds and others supporting children and young people – in addition to the £5 milion Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund administered by Mind.</p><p>Where established in schools and colleges, mental health support teams are expected to be available all year round and are adapting to ensure they remain accessible for those most in need.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 23/06/2020 16:59:28 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1216121

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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	Pregnancy: Finance
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 plans to introduce financial support to cover subsistence costs for parents with a baby receiving neonatal care during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	62387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises that these are challenging times for everyone, but that it is an especially stressful time for parents with babies in neonatal intensive care units.</p><p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, services have been working hard to support parents to care for their babies as much as possible while still ensuring that services are safe.</p><p>The Department has no plans to introduce a bespoke fund to cover subsistence costs for parents with a baby receiving neonatal care during the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p>The Government is providing funding for the charity Bliss to support families with babies that require neonatal care during the COVID-19 pandemic, as part of the Government’s United Kingdom-wide £750 million package of support for the voluntary sector announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in April 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 62388 question first answered 30/06/2020 16:34:20 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1216122

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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	Pregnancy: Finance
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 financial effect of the covid-19 outbreak on parents of babies born needing neonatal care during the outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	62388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises that these are challenging times for everyone, but that it is an especially stressful time for parents with babies in neonatal intensive care units.</p><p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, services have been working hard to support parents to care for their babies as much as possible while still ensuring that services are safe.</p><p>The Department has no plans to introduce a bespoke fund to cover subsistence costs for parents with a baby receiving neonatal care during the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p>The Government is providing funding for the charity Bliss to support families with babies that require neonatal care during the COVID-19 pandemic, as part of the Government’s United Kingdom-wide £750 million package of support for the voluntary sector announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in April 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 62387 question first answered 30/06/2020 16:34:20 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1205620

registered interest
date	19/06/2020
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: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the governance arrangements are for the development of the NHS COVID-19 app.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South West
tabling member printed	Joanna Cherry
uin	61730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>We will review governance arrangements as part of the next phase of the development of the National Health Service COVID-19 app. We have previously drawn on expertise from across Government, civil society and industry to review our design and help test the app, including providing technical assurance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 29/06/2020 15:44:46 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 31794 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4419 label Biography information for Joanna Cherry

1205746

registered interest
date	19/06/2020
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: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what lessons his Department learned from the development phase of the centralised coronavirus contact-tracing app; and which of those lessons were applied to the development of the Track and Trace app.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	61739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>Rigorous testing has been underway through development of the contact tracing app, including during the Isle of Wight pilot and in field tests. All of the lessons learned will be applied to the development of the app moving forwards.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 29/06/2020 15:47:44 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 31799 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1205158

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
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	Mental Health Services: Ethnic Groups
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 ensure the adequacy of the provision of mental health services for BAME children.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	61633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>We want to ensure that all children, including those from a black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) background, can access services according to clinical need. National Health Service mental health services have remained open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and our community, talking therapies and children and young people’s services have deployed digital tools to connect with people and provide ongoing support.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are working closely with BAME experts and others to support rapid knowledge and information sharing to encourage timely access to NHS mental health services, and just as importantly, good BAME experiences within those services.</p><p>The Government has provided £9.2 million of additional funding for mental health charities to support adults and children. This includes charities that offer some support to BAME communities, such as the What? Centre.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 25/06/2020 15:42:39 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1204716

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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	Postnatal Care: 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 assesssment his Department has made of the effect of covid-19 outbreak on the (a) physical health, (b) mental health, and (c) safety of new mothers.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	60870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with research programmes learning from cases of pregnant women and new mothers with COVID-19 to be able to respond quickly and appropriately.</p><p>To promote the safety of pregnant women during this pandemic, NHS England and NHS Improvement have developed guidance for the temporary reorganisation of intrapartum maternity care, launched a ‘Help Us to Help You’ communications campaign to encourage women to contact their midwife whenever they have any concerns, and is supporting the increase in virtual appointments with initiatives such as distributing 16,000 blood pressure monitors for pregnant women with hypertension to use at home. National Health Service specialist perinatal mental health services remain very much open for business and for those with severe needs or in crisis, all NHS mental health trusts have been instructed to establish 24 hours a day, seven days a week mental health crisis lines.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 25/06/2020 15:29:09 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 31062 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson