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1349539

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
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: 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 guidance he has published on mixing covid-19 vaccine doses in people aged under 40; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Sir Charles Walker
uin	38162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>Mixing COVID-19 vaccines is not currently advised, unless in exceptional circumstances as there is currently limited evidence of effectiveness and the duration of protection. Guidance on when mixing COVID-19 vaccines may be appropriate has been published in the Green Book, which provides guidance for public health professionals on use of COVID-19 vaccines in the vaccine deployment programme. This advice is also reflected in the guidance on the vaccination programme for healthcare practitioners.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 06/09/2021 11:48:58 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

1349554

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
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: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether all adult prisoners in England and Wales had been offered a first covid-19 vaccination as at 19 July 2021.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	38214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>As of 19 July 2021, 90% of prisons in England offered a first dose to their adult population. 99% of prisons had also offered both doses to those in Phase One priority cohorts 1-9.</p><p>Unvaccinated prisoners awaiting a first dose offer by this date were those newly admitted to sites, however many of them would have already been offered the vaccine in the community or in a previous prison.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement collate weekly data showing the number of vaccinated adult prisoners there are in the prisons in England. As per the data from Friday 23 July (which included those who received their first or second dose on Monday 19 July), 43,276 had received a first dose and 23,819 had received a second dose.</p><p>As of 28 July 2021, all eligible adult prisoners in England were offered a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.</p><p>As health is a devolved matter, any data specific to Wales would be a matter for their respective devolved administration.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 38215 question first answered 06/09/2021 11:57:08 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1349555

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
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: Vaccination
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 adult prisoners in England and Wales had received a (a) first and (b) second covid vaccination as at 19 July 2021.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	38215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>As of 19 July 2021, 90% of prisons in England offered a first dose to their adult population. 99% of prisons had also offered both doses to those in Phase One priority cohorts 1-9.</p><p>Unvaccinated prisoners awaiting a first dose offer by this date were those newly admitted to sites, however many of them would have already been offered the vaccine in the community or in a previous prison.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement collate weekly data showing the number of vaccinated adult prisoners there are in the prisons in England. As per the data from Friday 23 July (which included those who received their first or second dose on Monday 19 July), 43,276 had received a first dose and 23,819 had received a second dose.</p><p>As of 28 July 2021, all eligible adult prisoners in England were offered a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.</p><p>As health is a devolved matter, any data specific to Wales would be a matter for their respective devolved administration.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 38214 question first answered 06/09/2021 11:57:08 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1349570

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
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: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Government plans to publish the impact assessment on making covid-19 vaccination a condition of deployment in care homes; and what engagement is planned with the social care sector on that matter.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	38354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>The £100 million estimate set out in the Impact Statement refers to the midpoint of the potential cost of the policy; the number of staff leaving care homes and the impact on employers could be lower than this estimate. Given this uncertainty, we are continuing to monitor the uptake rate and the potential impact of the regulations on the ability of care homes to continue delivering the best quality care.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published operational guidance on 4 August 2021 to support providers to implement the policy. The Guidance provides information on good employment practice for care homes, including on the importance of following a fair procedure before dismissing.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with Skills for Care to ensure that resources such as guidance and best practice are available to support providers and local authorities with capacity and workforce planning, recruitment and well-being.</p><p> </p><p>To support providers with the implementation of the policy, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) have published high-level advice on vaccination as a condition of deployment. ACAS are developing more detailed guidance to further support and share good practice across the sector.</p><p> </p><p>The full impact assessment on making COVID-19 vaccination a condition of deployment in care homes will be published as soon as possible.</p><p>The Department has worked closely with stakeholders throughout the development of this policy and will continue to do so throughout its implementation.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 38355 question first answered 08/09/2021 15:10:45 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 18938 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1349571

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
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: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Statement of impact – The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 updated 19 July 2021 and the estimated of £100 million for making vaccination a condition of deployment in care homes, how that cost will be funded; and what (a) legal and (b) employment expertise will be made available to care home providers to implement that policy.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	38355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>The £100 million estimate set out in the Impact Statement refers to the midpoint of the potential cost of the policy; the number of staff leaving care homes and the impact on employers could be lower than this estimate. Given this uncertainty, we are continuing to monitor the uptake rate and the potential impact of the regulations on the ability of care homes to continue delivering the best quality care.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published operational guidance on 4 August 2021 to support providers to implement the policy. The Guidance provides information on good employment practice for care homes, including on the importance of following a fair procedure before dismissing.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with Skills for Care to ensure that resources such as guidance and best practice are available to support providers and local authorities with capacity and workforce planning, recruitment and well-being.</p><p> </p><p>To support providers with the implementation of the policy, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) have published high-level advice on vaccination as a condition of deployment. ACAS are developing more detailed guidance to further support and share good practice across the sector.</p><p> </p><p>The full impact assessment on making COVID-19 vaccination a condition of deployment in care homes will be published as soon as possible.</p><p>The Department has worked closely with stakeholders throughout the development of this policy and will continue to do so throughout its implementation.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 38354 question first answered 08/09/2021 15:10:45 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 18944 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1349698

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
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: 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 plans he has to increase take-up of the covid-19 vaccine among people aged between 18 and 24; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of offering incentives to encourage the take-up of that vaccine.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	38448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>We are keen to ensure all those aged 18 and above take up their offer of vaccination. There has been a major programme of work to drive this by increasing the accessibility of the vaccines in targeted locations in areas of lower vaccine uptake. On the 26th June, NHS England launched the ‘grab a jab’ weekend – with pop up vaccination sites set up in football stadiums, theatres, supermarket car parks and shopping centres, which allowed vaccinations to take place without needing to book in advance. There has also been a targeted communications campaign aimed at outlets which typically attract younger audiences. This has involved cascading messages through channels such as TikTok and Snapchat, as well as partnering with influencers, content creators and large retail corporations to drive up vaccine uptake within this cohort.</p><p>The Government continues to evaluate all options available to further boost uptake. The Department is currently assessing the potential merits of incentives, although a final decision has yet to be made.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 06/09/2021 12:02:12 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1349073

registered interest
date	21/07/2021
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	NHS Covid Pass
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 has made an assessment of the potential effect of proposed vaccine passports on covid-19 transmission at large events.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	37388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The NHS COVID Pass shows an individual’s COVID-19 vaccination details or test results to manage the risk of transmission and provide additional reassurance that events organisers are taking measures to reduce these risks. The evidence shows that use of the Pass does reduce transmission at large events as the vaccines are effective at preventing infection. There is also further evidence that should vaccinated individuals become infected there is a reduced risk of transmission to others of approximately 40 to 45% after one dose.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 06/09/2021 11:55:43 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1349075

registered interest
date	21/07/2021
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 Certificates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons a negative covid-19 test is not an acceptable alternative to a vaccine passport when entering large events.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	37390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>A negative COVID-19 test is an acceptable proof of COVID status when entering large events. COVID status can be demonstrated through the NHS COVID Pass which can be accessed through the NHS App, the NHS website, or as a letter that can be requested by ringing 119. To get a pass, individuals either need to be fully vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine used in the United Kingdom; have evidence of a negative polymerase chain reaction test (PCR) or lateral flow test taken within the past 48 hours; or provide proof of a positive PCR within the last 180 days and following completion of the self-isolation period. Customers should also be able to show text or email confirmation of test results. The Government continues to keep these requirements under review.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 06/09/2021 12:01:12 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1349076

registered interest
date	21/07/2021
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	NHS Covid Pass
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 has made an assessment on the length of time that covid vaccination passports will be needed to enter large events.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	37391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>This policy will be kept under review and no assessment of the length of time such a requirement will be needed has yet been made.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 06/09/2021 11:57:03 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1349118

registered interest
date	21/07/2021
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: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the covid-19 vaccine app will be changed to enable people of 17 years and 9 months to book a vaccine appointment.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	37602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>A COVID-19 vaccine app which allows vaccine appointments to be booked in the United Kingdom does not exist. COVID-19 vaccinations can be booked via the National Booking System which can be accessed online or by calling 119, or alternatively, by booking through an individual’s General Practice. On 12 August 2021, SMS messages were sent to all individuals aged over 17 years and 9 months inviting them to book their COVID-19 vaccination appointment.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/09/2021 14:41:48 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson